Tag Archives: death and dying

I had this sense that I was participating in making the world into a place that was not shaped by Doug, that would continue without him. That I was undoing the evidence of his life. That undoing felt like betrayal. This has been a theme for me in grief and loss, the sense that moving or changing or getting rid of a loved one's possessions is transgressive.

Even with modern medicine to supply a few repair parts for some breakdowns, too much of the internal plumbing isn't amenable to that. 

Add language and written messages to the mix and you get an even more interesting process. We humans can achieve an "immortality" quite independent of death, cellular or multicellular.

A little over a week ago, I learned that my friend, Chris, is entering into palliative care.

Join us for Coffee Talk today at 10 a.m. at Indaba Coffee where our panelists will discuss "The Wonder of the End."