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Category Archives: Death and dying
Watching Dying: New BBC Documentaries, PBS Frontline
I came across this a few minutes ago, purely by accident. Tonight, May 12, the BBC, as part of its documentary series Inside the Human Body is going to show the death from cancer of an elderly man who agreed … Continue reading →
A Near Death Experience in Arnaldur Indridason’s Hypothermia
I’m more interested in Nearing Death Awareness (NDA) than Near Death Experiences (NDE), but I was intrigued by how Icelandic novelist Arnaldur Indridason used NDEs in his latest novel, Hypothermia. As you probably know, some people who have been determined … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arnaldur Indridason, Hypothermia novel, NDE, Near Death Experience
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Imminent Death: What Happens in the Last Days and Hours
Here are passages from a few more scholarly journal articles on the subject of what to expect when someone is dying. The full text of this first article, “Ensuring Competency in End-of-life care: Controlling Symptoms” by Frank D. Ferris, Charles F. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Approaching Demise, Charles F. von Gunten, Chris Ward, Dying Patient, End-of-life care, Frank D. Ferris, Geoffrey P. Dunn, imminent death, John Ellershaw, Linda L. Emanuel, Mandibular movement, Robert A. Milch, Robert M. Arnold, William M. Plonk
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Imminent Death: How Good Are Doctors’ Guesses?
This series of posts continues to look at some fairly technical articles which nevertheless may be of use to you if you are facing the prospect of the imminent death of a family member or friend. This study, “Extent and determinants … Continue reading →
Imminent Death and Spontaneous Return to Mental Awareness
The day before he died, my father, who over the course of several years had suffered a steadily decreasing awareness of and interest in his and others’ lives, finally appearing to no longer have an inner life, suddenly, briefly and inexplicably … Continue reading →
Imminent Death: Best Guesses of How Much Longer
“Imminent death” is a search term that brings a lot of people to this blog. I am going to be adding more posts on this subject and collecting sources mentioned in a permanent page (as opposed to a post) as I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christakis and Lamont, doctors’ prognoses in terminally ill patients, End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC), How to Know When Death is Imminent, Karnofsky Performance Status, Models for Predicting Probability of Dying, Palliative Performance Scale, Palliative Prognostic Score, Prognosis in Advanced Cancer, Prognosis in Dementia, Prognosis in End-Stage COPD, Prognosis in Hear Failure, Prognosis in HIV and AIDS, Prognosis in HIV Associated Malignancies, Prognosis in Patients Receiving Dialysis
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How to Know When Death is Imminent, Signs Someone is Dying
I know that this post’s title is awkward, but these are the terms I used when searching for information when my father was dying.I knew nothing about the process he was undergoing, but then when would I have learned about … Continue reading →
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Tagged "Care at the Time of Death", "Nearing the End of Life", Dr. Peter Fenwick, Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life, Elizabeth Ford Pitorak, End-of-Life Experiences, final hours, Growth House, How to Know When Death is Imminent, Signs Someone is Dying, Sue Brayne
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Of Spectres and Death and Will
It’s my father’s spontaneous two smiles that I find so astounding, even now, nearly a month after his death. I had not seen him smile in years, nor had my mother. If you’ve read Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, you’ll … Continue reading →
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I didn’t know dying was such hard work
Ten days ago my father died. It wasn’t like what I expected. I had no idea that dying was such hard work. If I’d thought about it before, I guess it was in terms like sudden or not, violent or … Continue reading →
