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The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis
Linda Ellis, wrote the poem The Dash in an afternoon, and it changed her life forever. The poem is based on the simple idea of how we view a tombstone, an obituary or death notice. We make note of the year that the person was born and the year they died, which really say nothing, when it's more about what's between those dates, the dash, which represent the years of that person's life.[...]
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
Mary Frye wrote this poem in 1932. She had never written poetry before but was moved by the plight of a young German Jewish woman, Margaret Schwarzkopf who was living with her at the time in Baltimore, U.S. She wrote the poem on a brown paper bag. Margaret had been concerned about her mother, who was ill in Germany, but she was warned not to return home because of the growing[...]
Want to Find Out When You'll Die?
A new DNA test that has been developed by European researchers is possibly bringing in a new medical era, but is also opening up an ethical Pandora's box.This blood test shows how fast somebody is aging, and offers the possibility of estimating how long they may have left to live. Some people may want to do this test, although most people would probably not be so excited by this[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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