Heaven Knows The Music of Dying
The following post is from Sandy Coghlan’s blog “Heaven Knows…” and is reposted with permission. The original can be viewed HERE. “Is dying painful?” That was the question Sir William Osler asked in 1900. To find …
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The Indifference of Dying
The following post is from Sandy Coghlan’s blog “Heaven Knows…” and is reposted with permission. The original can be viewed HERE. One evening in 1987, my mother went to bed. She didn’t get up again for …
Language Changes As We Approach The Threshold
The following is an excerpt from ‘Words at the Threshold‘, Lisa Smartt’s bestselling book on what we say as we’re nearing death –Ed. No Words For It You are describing to a friend what a …
The Last Dance – Thoughts on End of Life and “Chosen Death”
The following post is from Dr. Kenneth Ring’s blog “Notes from the Ringdom” and is reposted with permission. The original can be viewed HERE. Half a lifetime ago – I was in the summer of my …
Waiting To Die, Essay One
The bright realization that must come before death will be worth all the boredom of living. Ned Rorem What’s it like, waiting to die? Of course, it’s different for everyone. I can only say what it’s like …