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“Intoxicated By My Illness” by Anatole Broyard
One writer's meditations following a cancer diagnosis
“Intoxicated By My Illness” is a collection of essays by Anatole Broyard. They all focus on an aspect of either death or serious illness. Broyard wrote three of the essays included during the final 14 months of his life after … Continue reading
“Remembering I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve encountered to help me make the big choices in life.”
- Steve Jobs
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Cancer, Death, Death and Dying, Death Quotes, end-of-life, Life, Quotes about Death, Steve Jobs, terminal illness
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Colin and Tracey MacDonald Wed Just One Day Before She Dies From Terminal Lung Cancer
The Australian couple had known each other for 24 years and had six children
Colin MacDonald, 51, originally proposed to his wife Tracey 12 years ago. She said yes, but because they had six children to raise, they never found time to officially tie the knot. They recently got married less than 24 hours before … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Australia, Cancer, Marriage, Something special, Terminal Cancer, terminal illness, Terminal Lung Cancer, wedding
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“Stay” by Mike Jacobs Becomes A Hit Song After His Death
It was always a dream of his to record a chart-topping single
Mike Jacobs died from esophageal cancer this past New Year’s Eve at the age of 61. And now, a song he recorded before he died has become a hit on iTunes in the U.K., reaching as high as the number … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged BBC, BBC Radio 2, Cancer, Mike Jacobs, Posthumous, Something special, United Kingdom
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“The Dead Moms Club” by Kate Spencer
The memoir gracefully blends comedy and heartbreak to portray the messiness of grief
Kate Spencer’s mother, Martha, died from pancreatic cancer when Kate was 27 years old. “The Dead Moms Club” is the 2017 memoir that chronicles Kate’s experience dealing with grief and life following her mother’s death. Spencer is a comedian by trade, … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Cancer, Comedy, Death of a Mother, Death of a Parent, funny, Grief, Kate Spencer, Memoir, The Dead Moms Club
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New Study Suggests Excessively High or Low BMI Linked to Higher Risk Of Dying
Body Mass Index (BMI) may be indicator of a possible premature death
A new study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology purports a connection between both high and low Body Mass Index (BMI) numbers and increased mortality. BMI measurements that are above or below the “healthy” average were shown to increase the … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged BMI, Body Mass Index, Cancer, Morbidity, Mortality, obesity, Something special, Weight Gain, Weight Loss
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