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When A Child Has A Terminal Illness: Reflections on a short, full life, part two
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Tag Archives: Stomach Cancer
Dying is Not Always a Sad Process, My Grandmother’s Glorious Last Hurrah
I answer the most asked question, what prompted me to create SevenPonds
We think of dying as something tragic–a path paved in despair. But my Swiss grandmother Ida taught me otherwise. At seventy-eight, she awoke one morning struggling to swallow. My mother took her to the doctor, who slid a scope down … Continue reading
Posted in Inside SevenPonds
Tagged Death, end-of-life, Florida, Hospice, SevenPonds, Stomach Cancer
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We Euthanize Dying Animals, Don’t We?
My grandmother starved to death as the aid-in-dying (formerly assisted suicide) debate continues
Today I write about a subject that is difficult to tackle. When we end the suffering of an animal we call it euthanasia, but for people, the new term is “aid-in-dying” or what we formerly called “assisted suicide”. This is not … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Kitty Dies, Stomach Cancer, Suffering
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