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You hovered over the crib to check the rise and fall of an infant’s chest. You held your breath when the bicycle first rounded the corner and disappeared. You fretted over violated curfews and the smell of cigarettes or alcohol. Finally, you breathed a sigh of relief because the focus of all your worries had [...]
Eight years ago, when my husband, Dave, died with cancer after only three months’ illness, I was so overwhelmed with loneliness I thought the huge chasm of pain would never be filled. The days were an endless maze of meaningless routine, and my emotions ran amok like a malfunctioning roller coaster. The nights were even [...]
Helen was the cornerstone of her family-the emotional bulwark for her husband and children, as well as her extended family and friends. She was a church leader and organist, counted on and loved by many. Then leukemia struck and medical interventions could not thwart its progress. Helen imposed her will and character upon her dying. [...]
I was out walking in the woods one chilly April afternoon. For weeks, Nature had been with-holding her gift of warmer, sunny spring weather. It seemed as if it had been cloudy forever. And then suddenly rays of sunshine broke through the tree limbs. I smiled and my heart said a prayer of thanks for [...]
Some years ago, DR. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, author of the landmark book On Death and Dying, spoke to a group of hospital chaplains. She told them about her research into what dying people go through as they struggle toward acceptance. She spoke of anger directed at doctors or at family members, and her audience nodded in [...]
