Stephen Jenkinson asserts that our death-phobic culture considers "The best death is the least death" — basically dying quickly and knowing little about dying. He titled his book Die Wise rather than Die Wisely to encourage us to learn about dying from those who die before … [Read more...]
Making Meaning for the Ending of Our Days, part 2 (306)
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Making Meaning for the Ending of Our Days, part 1 (305)

Stephen Jenkinson made keen observations in his decades working with the dying. The author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul observed that our high-technology medical system often makes things harder for dying people. When a patient or their family bargains for … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Online Videos, Personal Resilience Tagged With: death, dying, medical, palliative