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Category Archives: Lending Insight
“Fireflies” By David Morrell
The story of a father grieving for his son
“Fireflies: A Father’s Tale of Love and Loss” by David Morrell tells the story of David’s grief at the death of his 15-year-old son, Matthew. Six months before the opening scenes of the book, Matthew was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma. A … Continue reading
“Serving Life” by OWN TV and Lisa R. Cohen
An inmate-staffed hospice program in one of the roughest prisons in the U.S.
Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana has a long held and justly deserved reputation as one of the roughest prisons in the United States. With over 5,000 inmates and 1,000 prison employees, it is the largest maximum security correctional facility in … Continue reading
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Tagged Angola, Burl Cain, Documentary, Forest Whitaker, Hospice, Hospice Volunteer, Lisa R. Cohen, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Oprah, OWN TV, Serving Time
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“The Cancer Journals,” by Audre Lorde
The poet's experiences with breast cancer, mastectomy sugery and coming to terms with her diagnosis
“The Cancer Journals” by Audre Lorde is an extremely personal account of one woman’s experience with breast cancer and the plethora of emotions that accompany a cancer diagnosis. The book weaves her personal journal entries together with a more traditional … Continue reading
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Tagged Audre Lorde, breast cancer, Cancer, Lending Insight, Lesbian, Mastectomy, poet, Poetry, The Cancer Journals, tumor
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“The Lion King” by Disney, Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers
A look back at the 1994 Disney film that introduced many children to the concept of death
When “The Lion King” first appeared in theaters in 1994, it was a cut above Disney’s prior animated feature films in terms of music, character development and lessons about life and death. Mufasa’s untimely death in the first act of … Continue reading
“The Killing” Seasons One and Two by Søren Sveistrup
A riveting police procedural drama explores complex themes of grief and loss
In today’s world of reality TV, gothic horror and sitcoms, it’s rare to find a network television show that explores the human condition in any depth. Thankfully, the subscription streaming service Netflix has stepped in to fill that void, giving … Continue reading
“Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story” By Scot Barbour
Revisiting a touching Andrew Wood documentary in the wake of Chris Cornell's death
A brilliant young musician dies of a drug overdose, just one year before he would have reached international stardom. If this sounds like a tired trope, then you haven’t heard Andrew Wood’s full story. The Seattle musician was so much … Continue reading
