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Will I Die in Pain?: For patients living with a terminal illness, the fear of pain is very real
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Tag Archives: Cancer
The Labyrinthine Path through Grief
Artist Motoi Yamamoto's installations are exercises to aid his healing.
Japanese installation artist Motoi Yamamoto was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, and worked in a dockyard before studying at Kanazawa College of Art. He now lives in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. After his sister’s death to brain cancer over a decade ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Cancer, Death, Grief, Healing, Installation, Japan, Motoi Yamamoto
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Cancer Free
The End of a Reporter's Fight With Cancer
Today we celebrate with reporter Rose Egge, who bared her strength and fears throughout her cancer treatment via her blog “Stronger Than I Think I Am” at KOMO News. In honor of Rose, we share her story. On December 29, … Continue reading
An Interview with Rebecca Katz
Nationally-recognized food expert speaks about cancer and the power of nourishment
Rebecca Katz is a chef and nutritionist who specializes in cooking for cancer patients and survivors. She is Executive Chef at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s Food As Medicine and CancerGuides Professional Training Programs, and is visiting chef and nutrition … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Caregiving, Dealing with an Illness, Food, Health, Nourishment, Nutrition
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Looking at the essay, “The Love of My Life” by Cheryl Strayed
Bravely confronting the ways we choose to grieve
“The first time I cheated on my husband, my mother had been dead for exactly one week.” With this powerful statement, Cheryl Strayed begins her personal story of love, life, and death that could very well alter the way we … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Buddhism, Cancer, Cheryl Strayed, Cultural Perspectives, Death, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Grieving, Healing, Sadness, Unexpected Loss
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What is Commonweal? An Interview with Susan Braun
SevenPonds learns about the healing community of Commonweal
Susan Braun’s extensive background in the healthcare and non-profit fields have made her a great addition to the Commonweal team as they increasingly contribute to the end-of-life conversation. Susan, now Commonweal’s Executive Director, has led The American Society of Clinical … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Cancer, Commonweal, Healing, Health, Health and Wellness, Susan Braun, The New School
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Wit, by Margaret Edson
A Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Follows a Dying Woman’s Path to Self-Discovery
There are many routes to self-discovery. A lot of them are painful. In Wit (or W;t), a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Margaret Edson, the reader (or the audience) witnesses one woman’s such journey, forced upon her by a lonely … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Cancer, education, Hospice Care, medicine, Palliative Care
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