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What Can Hospice Teach Us About Coping? An Interview with Mary York
Hospice volunteers tell personal stories through the Windows Within Project
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Mary York, founder of the Windows Within Project, part of the Hospice Volunteer program. An experienced hospice volunteer, Mary also interviews fellow hospice volunteers for the Windows Within Project website, whose goal is to educate readers … Continue reading
Lawmakers Push for Right-to-Try Bills Across the Nation
These landmark decisions could change the face of healthcare for terminally ill patients
“Right-to-Try” bills are sweeping the nation in 2015, as 24 states have already granted patients with life-threatening illnesses the right to seek out experimental treatments not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In October, California was on … Continue reading
Brother’s Keeper by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
A man is accused of murdering his brother, but what unfolds reveals the complexity of life
Delbert and William Ward were brothers, living together in a tiny family farm house in the middle of rural Munnsville, New York. They rarely ventured outside of the family farm, only making the trek into town to sell the crops … Continue reading
Author Jackie Collins Is Remembered for Her Tenacity
In the face of terminal illness, her spry spirit shined through
British author Jackie Collins died this week after a six-year battle with breast cancer, yet there were few people who even knew she was ill. That’s because the famed writer didn’t want her life to be defined by her illness. … Continue reading
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Tagged A private battle, Bestseller, breast cancer, Cancer, Death, Hollywood, Hollywood Wives, Jackie Collins, terminal illness
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“Tenth of December: Stories” by George Saunders
George Saunders' Tenth of December reveals a sparkling moment of hope as fates of a young boy and a terminally ill man intersect
It’s no surprise that George Saunders’ Tenth of December: Stories won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2014. The book was hailed by The New York Times Magazine as “the best book you’ll read this year.” “Tenth of December,” the … Continue reading
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Amputee Palliative Physician Discusses What Really Matters at the End of Life
BJ Miller suggests that including life's simple pleasures alongside symptom management is urgently needed in palliative care
In his 2015 Ted Talk, palliative physician BJ Miller asserts that life’s simple pleasures are more powerfully healing on an emotional and psychological level than symptom management as people navigate their final days. He recounts an incident in his early twenties … Continue reading
