Category Archives: Death and living while dying
Can’t tell you everything about POST
I can’t tell you everything there is to know about POST because everything has yet to be encountered. :- Doug.
Arrow of increasing capacity to clear the path
There is an arrow of increasing capacity to clear the path, within which we can place various documents and steps. Where would you place Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Representative appointments, Conversation? :- Doug.
Given a clear path….
Given a clear path (and that does not mean laying out a map; rather getting obstacles out of the way) a person dying can do the things he or she must do, for example, Byock’s tasks of dying persons. :- … Continue reading →
We cannot solve life
We know that we cannot solve life We can only predict the probabilities And choose :- Doug.
For lawyers, doctors…and people with families
It’s only difficult the first time. Recently I realized that I don’t have any trouble getting my clients to talk about end of life decision making. Why? I think it is because I am serious about the topic, give it … Continue reading →
My sweet desserts
When I am ready to go on to my sweet desserts Please dip me in chocolate :- Doug.
Invent possibility
Invent possibility. :- Doug.
List 10 things good if you were to die today
List 10 things good if you were to die today. :- Doug.
Not yours, not hers
Not yours, not hers let me die my death Not hers, not yours let me do my work :- Doug.
What is the meaning of person as person?
What is the meaning of person as person? If we are an onion, when we peel down, who are we? Maybe we are the intersection of all others in our life. A meeting of fields. Einstein: All there is is … Continue reading →
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Some say death
Some say death is an individual thing. I think otherwise—we cannot extirpate person from his or her ground. Family is a flexible idea, including all who profoundly touch and are touched by the person. :- Doug.
Death we d not know;
Death we do not know; about dying there is much to know. :- Doug.
A profound opportunity in death
A profound reason I invite folks to hear each other about approaching death is the opportunity that death gives us all to grow. I don’t want people robbed of their completion. :- Doug.
Dying can have vim
Dying can have vim—value, importance, and meaning. :- Doug.
Burden is a way of saying
Burden is a way of saying “Poor, poor me,” of asking for help to see one’s worth now. A person who seeks help still has worth, is still a person. :- Doug.
I don’t understand “being a burden”
I don’t understand what “being a burden” means. Please tell me what you imagine it means. What you have seen, felt, and heard? :- Doug.
Dying is never entirely personal
Dying and suffering are never Entirely personal Those who love also suffer and die :- Doug.