A closer look at three phases may bring an answer.
In defining death we need to look closer and begin at the beginning.
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Monthly Archives May 2026
Stages of Loss
This “loss” can be the loss of a wallet, a relationship, or life itself.
“Pseudo” denial…This denial is very important and therapeutic.
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Alzheimer’s Disease and the Right Brain
As director and nurse practitioner of an Alzheimer’s Adult Day Care in Northern California during the early 1980’s, I made contact with one of the most interesting client. Lee was a 70-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
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Life and Death
Ken B. and his dilemma regarding quality of life. This “right-to-die” case brought many questions for our health care professionals. It became very real to me personally because I cared for Ken the last night of his life. I was a staff nurse at Nathan Adelson Hospice and also worked per diem as a private duty nurse on the side. Ken and I became pretty good friends in the short time we knew each other. At first he wasn’t sure about me. He had wanted only the “young nurses.” It made him nervous when he found out that I had
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