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Tag Archives: terminal illness
It’s Time to Change our Language Around Illness and Death
The words we use to describe the experience matter more than we think
“To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know. No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a … Continue reading
Terminally Ill Father “Walks” Daughter Down The Wedding Aisle
Pedro Villarin was able to escort his daughter down the aisle despite suffering from terminal liver cancer
The story of a terminally ill father “walking” his daughter down the wedding aisle has gone viral. Pedro Villarin had been living with liver cancer for the past year. His final wish was to escort his daughter Charlotte down the … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Philippines, Something special, Terminal Cancer, terminal illness, wedding, Wedding Day
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How Can You Say Goodbye to Your Kids?
A young mother talks about how she is preparing for her death
When I was a pediatric oncology nurse, people often asked me,“How can you work with children with cancer? It’s so sad!” And I would invariably tell them, “Yes, it is, sometimes. But children are so resilient. They don’t feel self-pity … Continue reading
“A Good Death” by Deborah Masters and Matthew Carney
The Australian documentary touts the benefits of palliative care for terminally-ill cancer patients
“A Good Death” (2010) is an Australian documentary film about four cancer patients. The film revolves around the patients, their loved ones and the palliative care team/unit that tends to them. The short movie is, like most documentaries about terminal … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged A good death, Australia, Cancer, Documentary, Lending Insight, Palliative Care, terminal illness
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Hiding the Truth About Heart Failure, Part Two
Patients lose out when doctors aren't honest about what's to come
Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies. ~ Dorothy Allison Last month, I introduced my readers to Jim, a 77-year-old man who had been living with congestive heart failure for several years. He and his … Continue reading
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
