Nurse’s Notes - Discussing end-of-life health care overlooked Sep 3, 2008
However, with our focus on curing disease and extending life, it has become difficult in our Western health care system to talk about death and dying ... Death and dying are still difficult topics to discuss for many people - including health care providers. (Missoulian, MT)
Local Briefs Aug 20, 2008
Catching Your Breath in Grief, a free community presentation on death and dying, will be held from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in the Roberts Conference Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, according to a news release from the hospice. A workshop for caregivers will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 10 at First Congregational Church at 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Temple Emanuel School offers workshops for interfaith families Aug 20, 2008
The religious school continues to expand its family education offerings, this year adding two field trips for older students: one to a Holocaust museum in Providence, R.I., and the other to a Jewish scemetery, where Jewish customs around death and dying will be explored in an age-appropriate manner. During each of the last several years, the school has increased the number and scope of enrichment programs offered to its more than 375 students. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Leroy Sievers, 53; journalist blogged for NPR about his battle ... Aug 18, 2008
"Leroy gave voice to a topic that we are very uncomfortable with -- death and dying," Ellen McDonnell, NPR's morning programming director said in a statement. "My Cancer had a face and a heart and a smile.". (Los Angeles Times)
The dying art of coping with the realities of life Aug 14, 2008
Despite polls reporting widespread pragmatism about death and dying, when health workers do try to discuss the cessation of treatment with patients and families, they are often meet with disbelief, even hostility. In personal health care encounters, the idea that cure is improbable or impossible, or that continued life support is inappropriate or unkind, is unacceptable to many families. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Column: For sandwiched families, communication is key Jul 29, 2008
It s a time of life when many adults are reassessing their own lives, and when sandwiched adults may find themselves suddenly confronted with the relational history with their parents, issues of control, and their own thoughts on death and dying, said Johnson. This is a time when old issues can easily be stirred up for everyone in the family; however, this challenge provides a unique opportunity. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Your Incredible Neighbors: Facing reality about death and dying (3) Jun 26, 2008
Your Incredible Neighbors: Facing reality about death and dying. Ila DeLuca. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The Big Talk - Discussing death brings peace, avoids futile care, study finds Jun 25, 2008
"There are patients who want to talk about death and dying when I first meet them, before I ever treat them. There's other people who never will talk about it," he said. "Most patients know in their heart" that the situation is grim, "but people have an amazing capacity to deny or just keep fighting. For a majority of patients it's a relief to know and to just be able to talk about it," he said. (Missoulian, MT)
Photographer's goal: 101 countries by age 50 Jun 21, 2008
"I grew up with a mother who wrote books about death and dying," Ross said. "The way I would go to see her was to go on trips with her.". (AZCentral)
Haitian boy's tale - hapless to happy Jun 18, 2008
"It's a sad, sad country. And it is in our backyard. People are starving to death and dying from disease.". Mayer got a job teaching at a university for $80 a month. (Florida Times-Union)
NY considers creating 'organ-removal' ambulance Jun 6, 2008
rosy wrote on Jun 5, 2008 1:50 PM:" This is a truly great idea. Ok, some people will have qualms about Auntie Myrtle's kidneys living forever, but a lot of us need to recover from our fear of death and dying. Get a grip. If being PC stops someone from having a life, then PC has to go.Maybe we're just a little bit too thin skinned. ". Have something to say about this story. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Giving Them Names At Hospital Cemetery May 30, 2008
Giving Them Names -- Death and Dying, Connecticut -- Courant. com. (FOX61, CT)
Read an Excerpt: How to Talk to the Dead May 16, 2008
By the time our end draws near, we have developed so many preconceived notions about death and dying through religious and societal beliefs that we have no true understanding of the event. Even though each person's experience is an individual one, based on my communication with spirits, I can tell you that there are some incredible similarities in making the transition. (ABC News)
For the elderly, being heard about life's end May 5, 2008
But at Kendal which offers a continuum of care, from independent living apartments to a nursing home death and dying is central to the conversation from Day 1. So it was natural for Gieg to stay in touch with Joanne Sandberg-Cook, a nurse practitioner there, during her husband's out-of-town consultation. (International Herald Tribune)
Navigating the Grief Journey Apr 22, 2008
Noted Death and Dying expert, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross offered this advice about mourning. People in mourning have to come to grips with death before they can live again. (Suite101.com)
Neff grows firm as victim advocate Apr 22, 2008
The more I dealt with death and dying, the firmer I got, Neff said. The job just grew on me. (Lima News, OH)
On Your Mind Apr 21, 2008
It was unbelievable, incredible and hard to even comprehend the misery, the death and dying, the sick, the poverty, the deprived not only in this country but in other parts of the world. It exists in every small town and big city, and includes our own Indian reservations. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Dangerous Minds Apr 17, 2008
"It's really scary that it tends to be ordinary people who carry out these genocides," she said before introducing SOC 220, "Death and Dying" lecturer Holcomb, who spoke about the experience of those persecuted as a result of genocide. "There is something to being a target ... when you know you are the hunted," Holcomb said. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Artist's baptism of fire - and water Apr 10, 2008
It is not necessary to know the opera to appreciate the works, which were informed not by the Celtic mythology of Tristan but by Viola's readings of Tibetan teachings on death and dying. "The moment of death is very important for them," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pier pressure is forcing festival to double up Apr 4, 2008
" Last year's Man Booker Prize winner, Anne Enright, heads the international contingent, which includes the award-winning biographers Hermione Lee and Simon Sebag Montefiore, the Scottish poet and memoirist John Burnside, the philosopher Simon Critchley, the Fulbright scholar and counter-terrorism expert Loretta Napoleoni, the poet and literary critic Blake Morrison and the comic novelist Julian Clary. The novelist Jeanette Winterson, famed for her oratory and wit, will deliver the opening... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hospice book will chronicle 23 years in the community Mar 30, 2008
Many people ask, How can you work with death and dying. said Executive Director Linda Furman Grile, who has worked at the hospice since it opened 23 years ago. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Cancer Patients May Not Grasp Illness Severity Mar 15, 2008
Furthermore, most doctors did not explicitly discuss death and dying. Only one patient said he had talked with his doctor about his approaching death. (MEDLINEplus)
Rev. Louie Lyon Mar 9, 2008
Told that he has a gift for dealing with death and dying, he has stacked the bookshelves in his office with a collection of donated teddy bears, some wearing hand-crocheted sweaters. When there s a death, Lyon said, he ll give the widower a teddy bear to have something to hug. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Mona Eone (Schmid) Boggs Mar 7, 2008
Although she had cancer in both of her lungs and a brain tumor, she never spoke of death and dying. Instead, she talked about getting better, getting her own apartment and going back to her nursing job. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
What's ahead Mar 4, 2008
The class will explore death and dying, compassionate communication, stress relief, boundaries, feelings surrounding the dying process, grief and loss, active listening, serving unconditionally, cultural differences, spiritual and emotional wellness. There is no charge, unless the training is taken for college credit through Southwestern Oregon Community College. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Obituary: Julian Rathbone Mar 4, 2008
There's no need to be hung up about death and dying. What's the least important part of a sentence. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Teen wants to study Japanese culturePosted 2 hours, 51 minutes ago. Mar 3, 2008
It s not just what the media shows with blood and guts and death and dying. After high school, Lauren hopes to take Japanese studies at Wittenberg University in Springfield. (Lima News, OH)
In His Honor Feb 28, 2008
He then paraphrased a quote he heard during a seminar years ago words of Elisabeth Kbler-Ross, author of On Death and Dying. People who feel they have accomplished something in life die easier than those who are not satisfied (with their life), he said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Death be not loud Feb 25, 2008
bler-Ross's On Death and Dying. It was followed in 1975 with parapsychologist Raymond Moody's Life After Life, which created the cultic subgenre of near-death experiences. (Globe and Mail)
Three cheers for the volunteers Feb 19, 2008
The World Link: Three cheers for the volunteers. Three cheers for the volunteers. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Bank puts estate planning checklist onto the Internet Feb 14, 2008
Still, talking to family members about death and dying can be among the toughest conversations to have. But managers at Huntington Bank have created a Checklist For Life to get the conversation started. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
College instructor found slain in his car at Montara Beach Feb 11, 2008
For St. Mary's January term, he devised a short course on laughter and another on death and dying, for which he wrote, "the course seeks to empower, enrich and inspire students to take time to revisit the losses in their personal lives and to explore the questions of the immortality of the soul and its need for 'salvation.'". When Dennis stepped down as director of the High Potential Program and returned to the classroom, St. Mary's Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Frances Sweeney lauded "Dr.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Families chafe at physicians' power to give up life support Feb 10, 2008
Sources: "The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying," a best-selling textbook in the field of death studies, and Dr. Richard Cohen, chairman of the ethics committee for Wellstar Health System. ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Valentine's Day flicks Feb 9, 2008
Watch a mature film like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, where the topic is death and dying, and any sentient being is bound to be moved. But there's nothing consistent about the wild card of sentimentality, where our reactions are notoriously variable sometimes it seduces, often it doesn't. (Globe and Mail)
Examining the nature of grief Feb 1, 2008
"We don't forget tragedies." Brennan calls herself a "thanatologist," someone who studies death and dying, but, in laymen's terms, she's a grief counselor. Our society, Brennan said, tries to deal with grief by labeling it and qualifying it. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Death and the modern family is grief's new frontier Jan 31, 2008
Much of the literature on death and dying assumes an intact family experience. Some scholars are beginning to investigate ageing and dying in families already visited by divorce. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Mario Aguilar | Green Valley NewsGreen Valley residents Jon and Rey Otto think back to the time they spent sailing. Jan 25, 2008
You learn to work together as a team, Jon said, cause it s about death and dying out there. You really develop a level of trust, agreed Rey. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Horrors of war, multiplied in 'Republic of Suffering' Jan 24, 2008
The author poignantly examines the agony behind that chilling statistic everything from two armies manned with overwhelmed volunteer soldiers often better prepared to die than to kill, to a grieving public struggling to make sense of life's value and meaning in the face of incomprehensible death and dying. A respected Civil War historian and the first female president of Harvard University, Faust is a first-rate scholar who yanks aside the usual veil of history to look narrowly at life's... (USA Today -- Life)
Aging worshippers challenge religious groups Jan 12, 2008
"But beyond that, there are a host of issues around grief, death and dying, mourning practices, Jewish rituals around what happens in the 48 hours after death.". Facing mortality. (USA Today)
Litwiller to retire, plans to keep comforting the families of the dying Jan 10, 2008
Litwiller spearheaded the efforts to create a very special room dedicated to assist families through the death and dying process. This "hospice" care room is set up like a home bedroom equipped with microwave oven, refrigerator and an oversized recliner that converts into a single bed to enable a relative to stay overnight. (Kalona News, IA)
Read more... Jan 9, 2008
He has become best known for his erudite studies of the cultural history of sexual behavior, death and dying, and the body and gender, challenging topics that had been all but ignored in the historical literature. Laqueurs contributions have stimulated important debates where none existed before and the reach and influence of his work is global, as indicated by the large number of languages into which his books have been translated. (PNN Online)
Encounters with death change ex- prisoner's life Jan 7, 2008
His final project for Ohio was a 130-page paper on death and dying based on his work with nearly 200 hospice patients. In prison, Gianzero became a born-again Christian. (Albany Times Union)
Language Analysis Insightful in Those with Anorexia Dec 27, 2007
They expressed more anxiety and were less likely to mention eating or death and dying than the recovering anorexics, and used the past tense more frequently. However, the three groups were similar in expressions related to cognitive processing. (MEDLINEplus)
Infotainment Dec 16, 2007
The Germans will soon become the first TV viewers in the world to enjoy the dubious privilege of watching a This was your life series about their deceased relatives and friends on a channel devoted exclusively to old age, death and dying, the independent reported. Etos. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
How to heala broken heart Dec 13, 2007
Yet how people heal from the death of a loved one has remained largely unexamined since the most well-known book on the subject, Elisabeth Kbler-Ross's On Death and Dying (Scribner), was published in 1969. Kbler-Ross's theories continue to shape the way many experts believe grieving typically progresses, in five separate, successive stages: denial, anger, bargaining, and acceptance. (MSNBC -- Health)
O'Connor: Marbury loses dad, game Dec 3, 2007
New Yorkers know how to handle death and dying better than any fan base in the league. The Knicks didn't reveal news of the Marbury tragedy until late Sunday night, for fear that media reports would surface before Stephon's family members heard the terrible news. (NorthJersey.com, NJ)
Crisis responders get special training Nov 30, 2007
Topics include the brain s response to trauma, diagramming a disaster, death and dying, working with various ages and remembering to take care of oneself. It s really emotional first aid, said Kendall, who is based in Colorado. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Elves, princesses, mobsters and monsters crowd Hollywood's holidays Nov 29, 2007
Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. Entertainment: Movies. (North County Times)
MxCC students take field trip to funeral home Nov 21, 2007
Middlesex Community College sociology professor Clayton Hewitt took his Death and Dying class on an annual field trip Monday evening. They visited Doolittle Funeral Home on Old Church Street. (Middletown Press, CT)
Entertainment Calendar Nov 15, 2007
D., presents a lecture on thanatology, the study of death and dying. 8 p.m. Tuesday, free; Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick; Joy Derr, 301-696-3703, or. (Carroll County Times)
Present at the scene: Greg Merchant (11/11) Nov 11, 2007
Merchant doesn't remember the conversation the teacher, Wanda Flynn, told his sister years later but he does acknowledge having a lifelong fascination with death and dying. Merchant's father died when Greg was almost 13; shortly thereafter he moved with his mother and sister, Carol, from Vernon, Ala. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Being in control starts with knowing the facts Nov 9, 2007
Death and dying are topics that are difficult for Americans. Invariably, though, people express a wish to be in control of their lives, especially when they are facing a terminal illness. (Danvers Herald, MA)
The attitudes of brain cancer patients and their caregivers towards death and dying: a qualitative study Nov 9, 2007
Other articles by authors. Related articles/pages. (BioMed Central)
Letters, Nov. 1: Let student tragedy be a wake-up call Nov 4, 2007
JCT wrote on Nov 1, 2007 6:11 PM:" See March 10, 2004 Journal of the American Medical Society. The leading cause of death is tobacco use (18.1%), next is poor diet and physical inactivity (16.6%), followed by alcohol (3.5%)...[then everything else in lower proportions]. Bottom line: Tobacco should be taxed as it is responsible for nearly 20% of death and dying per year in the US. Then, in addition to that tax, if anyone can identify the vector that causes people to eat poorly and not exercise... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Hollywood's holidays Oct 31, 2007
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An awards show in need of a therapist Oct 30, 2007
Death and dying today, plus the horror of abuse. But let's start with the positive. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
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The training will focus on topics such as physical aspects of death and dying, care and comfort, family dynamics and coping skills. Hospice of Potomac Valley Hospital invites the community to volunteer and use their talents to benefit families in Mineral County. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Therapist focuses on those who have problems breathing Oct 29, 2007
It s challenging because you are often working in ICU with death and dying and it s a real challenge when your critical patients are young kids. With a critical patient there is so much going on. (Cadillac News, MI)
Walking among butterflies (10/28) Oct 28, 2007
It's a very clever, moving and unflinching look at death and dying and life. As is the case with almost every show from MUW's theatre department, this production is impressive in every respect, staging, lighting and acting especially acting. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Protest songs: With no draft, have they grown scarce and rather tame? Oct 28, 2007
The biggest difference between then and now is that protest songs about death and dying which played an important role in raising awareness about the Vietnam tragedy and eventually changed public opinion about the war's validity are largely missing. One exception is Bruce Springsteen's tribute album, "The Seeger Sessions: We Shall Overcome.". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Reader's Alley Oct 26, 2007
Those opposed to aid in dying on personal, moral or religious grounds will continue to use the incendiary and inaccurate term assisted suicide; I m hopeful that journalists will give this issue the dignity and respect it deserves by using the term agreed to by professionals working in the emotionally charged arena of death and dying. Pat Tucker. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Art, antiques, jewelry can cause friction if family members aren't clear about who gets what in wills Oct 25, 2007
" The Allianz American Legacies Study sponsored by Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America found that elders underestimate the importance of their nonfinancial legacy to their children. Over the next several decades, the country will experience the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history -- more than $25 trillion -- but only one quarter of baby boomers have discussed legacy and inheritance transfers with their parents. The lack of communication or the so-called Legacy Gap... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
From Terror To Joy: Faced With Death, Our Minds Turn To Happier Thoughts Oct 24, 2007
Once the volunteers were preoccupied with thoughts of death and dying, they completed a series of word tests, which have been designed to tap into unconscious emotions. For example, volunteers might be asked to complete the word stem "jo_" to make a word. (Science Daily)
Songs and sketches at the end of life Oct 21, 2007
Director Camilla Rockwell (with director of photography John Maher) made "Holding Our Own: Embracing the End of Life" because of her anxiety about death and dying ... "I made this film because I've had a conscious, lifelong anxiety about death and dying," says Vermont-based director Camilla Rockwell, of her new "Holding Our Own: Embracing the End of Life." She laughs when she adds, "I think all of us have an anxiety about it, but some of us attend to that more than others." ... One Hallowell... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Chicken souls Oct 20, 2007
It is a collegiate commentary: On Love, On Parenting, On Teaching and Learning, Overcoming Obstacles, A Matter of Perspective, A Matter of Attitude, On Death and Dying, On Aging, On Living Your Dream and, lastly, Eclectic Wisdom. I present to you: Chicken Soup for the Depressed as Hell Fall Soul. (Daily Iowan, IA)
