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Who Cares for the Caregivers?: Millions of family caregivers across the United States feel abandoned and alone -
Final Messages of the Dying: Finding meaning in metaphors and symbolic language -
Will I Die in Pain?: For patients living with a terminal illness, the fear of pain is very real
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Tag Archives: terminal illness
Helping Children Heal Through Art Therapy
Custom-made Stuffed Toys "Stuffies" Help Children Express Their Emotions -- and Bring Their Creations to Life.
Child’s Own Studio began with a simple gift for a 4-year-old boy and bloomed into a full-fledged craft business, which has made hundreds of unique “softies” – stuffed toys for children based on their own drawings. Child’s Own works to … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Art therapy, Child, Craft, Grief, Healing, Stuffed toy, terminal illness, Toys
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50/50 directed by Jonathan Levine
A Real-to-Life Story About Facing the End-of-Life that Will Make You Laugh and Cry
50/50 is a 2011 biopic that explores the trials of facing terminal illness with candor and without over-dramatization. Based on a true story, this comedy follows Adam, a 27-year-old guy just diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that is … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged 50/50 Film, Cancer, Chemotherapy, end-of-life, Film Review, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, terminal illness
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What are some End-of-Life issues? An Interview with Jennifer Marsh
Opening up about hospice and the crisis of health care funding in America
Jennifer Marsh, LMFT, MS is Community Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Elizabeth Hospice, a private nonprofit in Escondido, CA. The Elizabeth Hospice provides hospice care and counseling to terminally ill individuals and their families, whether or not they can … Continue reading
Who is Make-a-Wish Foundation? An interview with Jennifer Wilson
Make-a-Wish Aids the Healing Process of Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses
Jennifer Wilson is the Marketing and Promotions Manager for the Greater Bay Area Make-a-Wish Foundation. Make-a-Wish grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions all around the country, and the Greater Bay Area Chapter serves 17 counties around the San … Continue reading
Dragon Mothers: How to Parent a Dying Child
Emily Rapp’s “Notes from a Dragon Mom” distinguishes between directing the future and loving the present
Emily Rapp is a self-proclaimed Dragon Mom. Her baby son, Ronan, is almost certainly going to die before he turns three. He was born with Tay-Sachs, a genetic disease for which there is no cure. Such a horrible fact has … Continue reading
