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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
”Facing the Final Mystery: A Guide to Discussing End-of-Life Issues” by Laura Larsen, RN
A guide to talking about death, dying and end-of-life issues
Facing The Final Mystery is by no means a book you read in a few sittings — nor does it simply live on your bookshelf. Larsen’s book is more of a consulting manual, especially regarding problems that are unique to … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Books on death and dying, Death and Dying, End-of-life care, End-of-Life Issues, End-of-Life Planning, Facing the Final Mystery: A Guide to Discussing End-of-Life Issues, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Laura Larsen, Literature about Death, Planning for Death, talking about death, terminal illness
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“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan
A funeral song to remember soldiers and people who have passed away
The song “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” was originally written and sung by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid in 1973. The song has also produced countless cover versions, with each version proving to be suitable … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Arthur Louis, Bob Dylan Death, Bob Dylan Songs, Death and Dying, end-of-life, Eric Clapton Songs, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Guns N' Roses Songs, Knocking on Heaven's Door, Ms. Randy Crawford, Music, people who have passed away, Poems about Death, soldiers who have passed away
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What is Spiritual Care for the Ill, Dying and Bereaved? An Interview with Rabbi Eric Weiss
How spirituality in bereavement couseling can aid those coping with death
Rabbi Eric Weiss is the Executive Director of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. Located in San Francisco, California, the healing center serves throughout Sonoma and Mountain View. His experience with death and dying started years back before Rabbinic school. During what is … Continue reading
Hallmark Announces Cards for Terminal Illnesses
The greeting card powerhouse creates a collection to gift when someone is dying
Every year, Americans buy close to 7 billion cards to wish someone happy birthday, bon voyage, or any other number of congratulatory and sympathetic messages. And by 2014, Hallmark plans to launch one of their most ambitious collections yet: a … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Dealing with an Illness, Death, Death and Dying, Design, terminal illness
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“A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines
Gaines' novel teaches us that even in the face of death, it's never too late to grow
is the eighth novel of author and Louisiana native Ernest J. Gaines. Published in 1993, the story chronicles the intersecting lives of two Southern African American men in the 1940s. There is the character of Grant Wiggins, a well-intentioned but … Continue reading
“For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow…but phone calls taper off.”
--Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005)
