By Dan Johnson and From The Futurist — 1998
Rick Fields, poet, writer, and editor-in-chief of Yoga Journal, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in 1995 at the age of 53.
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Studies of dying patients who seek a hastened death have shown that their reasons often go beyond physical ones like intractable pain or emotional ones like feeling hopeless.
Information and conversation are key to facing the challenges of care
Research has shown that people with cancer need support from friends. You can make a big difference in the life of someone with cancer.
This is written for the person with advanced cancer, but it can be helpful to the people who care for, love, and support this person, too.
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When a coworker is diagnosed with cancer, most people simply don’t know what to say. Speechless is the usual reaction.
If a person or loved one is elderly or has a terminal illness, knowing death may be near is often difficult to deal with or comprehend. Understanding what to expect may make things a little easier.
Last week was the one-year anniversary of the beginning of my husband’s health crisis. As I gaze at the permanent handicap placard and at him sleeping, once again, on the couch, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned this past year.