Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the […]
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… Gerard Manley Hopkins … The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo (Maiden’s song from St. Winefred’s Well) The Leaden Echo How to kéep—is there ány any, is there none such, nowhere known some, bow or brooch or braid or brace, láce, latch or catch or key to keep Back beauty, keep it, beauty, beauty,
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Binsey Poplars Gerard Manley Hopkins felled 1879 My aspens dear, whose airy cages quelled, Quelled or quenched in leaves the leaping sun, All felled, felled, are all felled; Of a fresh and following folded rank Not spared, not one That dandled a sandalled Shadow that swam or sank On meadow & river & wind-wandering weed-winding
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There’s a man goin’ ’round, takin’ names There’s a man goin’ ’round, takin’ names An’ he took my father’s name An’ he leave my heart in pain There’s a man goin’ ’round, takin’ names (And he works through mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, etc.) Brother and sister, aunt and uncle Man goin’ ’round takin’ names
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… and as he lacks experience of the event he bungles it. So that he may die successfully, he must learn how to die by following the instruction of experienced men who know what it means to die in the midst of life. Asceticism gives us this experience of death. (Florensky)(quoted in The World of
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… Ira Byock’s Four Things That Matter Most … ‘forgive me, I forgive you, thank you, I love you’ … are fundamental tasks for all of us … and become especially important in the midst of serious illness. … similar to James Martin’s #11 … the rest are good too …
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… from Legrand and Walsh at the Cleveland Clinic. some pearls of practical guidance for the care of the dying … the first step is to diagnose the dying process … “Families have a need and a right to prepare for a death.” … also … signs of impending death (Table 2) … barriers to
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… a group of prominent British medical and legal experts has authored a report summarizing the Oregon experience with physician assisted suicide (PAS). A significant concern noted is that although early in the Oregon experience one-third of those who committed suicide received psych assessment and treatment for depression and other conditions, most recently none of
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… Dies iræ, dies illa, Solvet sæclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sibyllâ. That day of wrath, that dreadful day, shall heaven and earth in ashes lay, as David and the Sybil say. The Wichita Symphony Orchestra is highlighting 3 pieces this weekend that all feature the 13th century Dies Irae hymn – Liszt’s Totentanz,
… not all moaning, twitching, agitation or other new symptoms near the end of life are due to ‘terminal restlessness’. See the summary on delirium at end-of-life. slides 7-8-9 list common things that might be going on slides 10-11-12-13 give some (non-pharmacologic) inteventions to try A common cause of new symptoms (twitching, restlessness, moaning) or
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