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Trans Remembrance Project Provides a Community of Grieving: Online shrine offers commiseration, resources and hope around the world -
Caring for a Dying Loved One? Be Gentle With Yourself.: Dying is unpredictable and messy. Don’t blame yourself if it doesn’t go according to plan -
Terminal Sedation at the End of Life: When a person is dying, sedation is sometimes the only way to ease unbearable suffering
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Tag Archives: Radiation therapy
Decorated Radiation Masks Turn Suffering into Art
Head and neck cancer patients wore the masks during radiation therapy
For the uninitiated, the very idea of radiation therapy is frightening enough. The implications of the treatment for the human body are obvious. Radiation powers nuclear weapons — it’s counterintuitive to think it could possibly be good for you. But … Continue reading
“Sunshine: A Novel” by Norma Klein
A young mother struggles with her impending death
“Sunshine” by Norma Klein was published in 1974. It was loosely based on the true story of a young woman who died of cancer. During the last 18 months of her life, she made a series of audio tape recordings … Continue reading
