Tag Archives: Death and Dying
The Long Inevitable Good-Bye
November 8, 2019 · by Mary K. Doyle · in Alzheimer's disease, Book, Books, Death and Dying, Faith, Family, Navigating Alzheimer's, The Alzheimer's Spouse · Leave a comment
Marshall passed away 8 months ago today. His passage still disturbs me. Witnessing such a strong, active man decline over more than 15 years and then in the end to become so very frail, dependent on total care for every basic need, retching from drug withdrawal, and unable to communicate, was death by a thousand […]
We Can’t Know for Sure
February 15, 2019 · by Mary K. Doyle · in Alzheimer's disease, Book, Books, Death and Dying, Family, Health, Navigating Alzheimer's · 9 Comments
We want to know how and when. And we want to know now! In our age of information, we have little patience for situations that aren’t easily answered with data, definitive answers, and quick fixes. We just want to take a pill or pay the bill and get on with things. Yet, there are so […]
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