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Blogging Your Death
"Here it is. I'm dead." this is how Derek Miller's last blog post started. Derek Miller was one of the best known and earliest bloggers in Vancouver. When Derek was told that he had cancer he took his fight online. When he found out that his colorectal cancer had become terminal - he published that online too. When he died on May 3, 2011 it was not surprising that a posthumous blog post[...]
Solving the Mystery of Amelia Earhart's Disappearance
Thanks to another search for her plane, Amelia Earhart is still making news. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with members of "The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery" (TIGHAR) to discuss the unsolved case of the aviator. The group plans the search for Earhart's plane in June,[...]
Twelve Breaths: Lessons from the End of Life
Near the end of someone's life, many decisions need to be made by their family and friends as well as health care providers. Many of these choices are not easy: no one wants to authorize turning off a ventilator or pull the plug. Such decisions cause arguments, heartbreak and emotional trauma for those involved but personal stories are not often recounted due to not having a platform on[...]
Thanatology: Death Education
Derived from the Greek mythology of Thanatos, the daemon personification of death, thanatology is the academic study of dying, death and grief, and encompasses thoughts, feelings, attitudes, events and the psychological mechanisms of dealing with them.While the topic is wide-ranging, thanatology further includes sociology, biology, history, theology, psychology, economics, art and[...]
The Bucket List
A bucket list is a set of goals you want to accomplish before you die. A good way to start creating your bucket list is by writing down ideas as they come to you. Don't worry about how many ideas you come up with, write as many as you can and start to organize which ones you can accomplish first. This list defines you as a person, it represents all the exciting adventures you've always[...]
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