Tag Archives: dying

Essay. Moments of Joy.

In the Autumn of 1999, I was trying to manage a 4-year-old boy with autism and minimal speech (Joseph), a 5-year-old dog who was very ill with autoimmune disease (Teddy), and a puppy who thought they were both wonderful just … Continue reading

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Essay. Thank you, Valerie Harper

  The American actress Valerie Harper, well known for her comedy roles in TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s, announced recently that she has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. I’m sure she and her family have private moments … Continue reading

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Part II. Healing Woman

My chief e-mail address, HW@healingwoman.net is not working right now. You can reach me through a message to this FB page or you can reach me directly at ecsmedsci@comcast.net, which I know works. If you read the piece I posted … Continue reading

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Essay. Lessons from Doomsday

Sometimes you find a book. Sometimes one finds you. My husband pressed me to read The Doomsday Book after he had listened the audio version. The novel’s premise is seductive for anyone interested in history: It is Christmas season, 2054, Oxford … Continue reading

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Essay. Scars

Several years ago, there was a horrific home invasion in a quiet town several hours away from us. Two men with long criminal records targeted a woman and her daughter after seeing them in a supermarket. After they identified the … Continue reading

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Essay. The Train to Baltimore.

I grew up with cats, but I married a man who had grown up with dogs, and I agreed to consider a dog when (if) we had a home of our own. The two cats we had gotten our last … Continue reading

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