Tag Archives: Death and Dying

What is The Grief Dialogues?

An interview with Elizabeth Coplan about the non-profit artistic movement she created, Part One

This month, I had the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Coplan, the brain behind The Grief Dialogues, a non-profit artistic movement dedicated to creating new dialogue about death, dying and grief. The Grief Dialogues started as a live theater event that … Continue reading

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An Occupation of Loss: Installation Featuring Professional Mourners From Around the World

Taryn Simon's gathers professional mourners from 15 different countries

In September 2016, an installation opened at the Armory Arts Center in New York that explored the cultural multiplicities of grief as expressed in different countries, from Ecuador to Ghana to Burkina Faso to Cambodia. For the installation, “An Occupation … Continue reading

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“Duck, Death and the Tulip” by Wolf Elbruch

An elegant picture book about death

“Duck, Death and the Tulip” is a beautifully illustrated picture book about death and afterlife by German author and illustrator Wolf Elbruch. In the tenderly told story, a duck meets and forges a friendship with Death, a character with a … Continue reading

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“End Game” by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

A new Netflix documentary looks at life, death, and loss

Two years ago, Netflix tested the boundaries of conventional entertainment and released the short documentary, Extremis, a movie about the difficult decisions patients and families face as a life slips away. The movie chronicled the journeys of two families whose … Continue reading

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No One Dies Alone at University of Utah Hospital

Volunteers ensure that dying patients have company at the end

To soothe those close to death, the University of Utah Hospital has a No One Dies Alone (NODA) program to ensure all its patients die with at least a friendly acquaintance nearby. No one should die alone, waiting out their last moments … Continue reading

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Hiding the Truth About Heart Failure

Doctors and their patients often keep silent for far too long

“Have I, have you, been too silent? Is there an easy crime of silence?”― Carl Sandburg Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and has been for over 15 years. Over 600,000 Americans die from heart … Continue reading

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