Life is painful many times. It is our attitude that makes it more or less painful. If we look around us, we will find so much more misery that we will forget our own pain for sometime and try to soothe others. By helping others, one finds cure for one’s own pain. Read on…..
Should We Fear Death?
One striking similarity is the ‘life review’ process. This has been reported as a review of one’s entire life where each event is played out before your eyes. People that have experienced this process say that you suddenly become aware of how you affected the people you interacted with during your life.
Your Quality of Life
The human body is an amazing biological organism, which is bombarded with free-radical damage everyday. There are steps you must take now in order to ensure a good healthy quality of life into your senior years. Without your health; what do you really have?
West Nile Virus Remains A Persistent Threat
West Nile Virus, the disease transported by infected mosquitos, continues to remain a threat to the American populace. Already this year, California has recorded over 200 cases resulting in the deaths of five of her residents. With August and September being peak months for this ailment, people across the country are being encouraged to take the necessary steps to protect themselves. Please read on for four helpful tips.
Physician Assisted Suicide and The Art of Care
In an age of managed care, rationing of care, and technological care, there is The Art of Care. We live in a society that has been given various choices to self-determine ones destiny in dying as one has been able to self-determine ones destiny in life itself.
Fear Of Death And Darkness Phobia
Fear of the dark also known as Nyctophobia is common among young children who often fear that something catastrophic may happen to them in the night. In the darkness, we cant see very well, and for a young child, particularly one with a healthy imagination, this can be very frightening. A pervading sense can build that something sinister is just out of sight and arms reach waiting for its moment to strike.
Dealing with depression | Grief Support For Depression
Depression is a status of mind which can bring serious altercation with human behavior which ultimately upsets even the harmony of stability, in a broad sense. An uncontrolled state of depression seriously affects all the activities of a man and brings far reaching biological and metabolic disfunctionalities in his day today life.
Why Did They Die so Soon?
Author questions the reason behind why her three brothers all died a premature death and comes to a coclusion that may surprise you.
The Secrets of Healing From Within
Modern medicine is based upon the notion of battle. As soon as we feel pain and discomfort we do all we can to stop it and experience it as the enemy. However, pain often comes as a gift to us, carrying a message we must listen to. In this article, based upon the award winning book, Journey Through Illness and Beyond, we are given a new look at pain, illness, loss and ways of dealing with our situation that can bring healing in different forms. Exercise included.
Dealing With The Loss Of A Loved One
The loss of a dear and loved one is often quite difficult to deal with. The trauma of such a loss can sometimes be overpowering when psychological obstacles develop and prevent the pained soul from accepting the loss with peace in mind.
Death Resources
This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding death resources. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about death.
Anticipatory Grief and On-going Sadness for Caregivers
At one time the diagnosis of cancer, AIDS or COPD was a death sentence. Advances in medicine and treatment now sometimes place patients with these diseases in a chronic rather than acute condition, leaving the caregiver with a sense of on-going sadness, or anticipatory grief.
Anticipation in this context refers to the anticipation of an event in the future. Barring a miracle, the caregiver has a sure knowledge that death will occur in our loved one sooner rather than later. In anticipation of eventual death, the caregiver changes her focus from the hopes of a miracle cure to ensuring comfort and quality at lifes end.
Many of the caregivers I have worked with not only mourn the anticipation of death of a loved one, but also the end of their role in life. They are afraid of who they will become when they no longer bear the title of wife, daughter or caregiver.