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Complacent? When Living with Cancer No Longer Works

Stan Goldberg
February 6, 2019
Cancer
22 Comments
Until last week, I was one of the millions living with cancer who became complacent about my uninvited guest. That abruptly changed.
How to display compassion

The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself: Forgiveness

Stan Goldberg
December 22, 2016
Aging, Grieving and Recovery, Life
5 Comments
In this holiday season, we are obsessed with what to give people we love. Few of us think about what we can give ourselves. So here is a suggestion....

Letting Go: When Losses are Inevitable

Stan Goldberg
July 29, 2016
Grieving and Recovery
15 Comments
As the Soberanes fire in Carmel, California comes closer to our vacation home, I’m devastated knowing the source of wonderful memories will most...
Death is like the strange uncle nobody talks about

Caregiving, Death and a Strange Uncle

Stan Goldberg
August 24, 2015
End of Life
An exclusive About.com caregiving article by Stan Goldberg We view death with the same anathema as the strange uncle who comes uninvited to a family...
How to ease a person with a chronic illness of death

Five Ways to Help a Loved One Adjust to Chronic Illness

Stan Goldberg
August 21, 2015
Chronic illness
An exclusive About.com caregiving article by Stan Goldberg I sat with my brother-in-law who lived with a chronic illness and reminded him of the...

Brain Cancer: Five Suggestions for Compassionate Caregiving

Stan Goldberg
June 1, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
The death of Beau Biden resurrected memories of caring for my brother-in-law who had a form of brain cancer called Glioblastoma. My wife, two adult...
Living with an older brain

Stability : Part I-Why It’s Critical for Successful Aging

Stan Goldberg
May 4, 2015
Aging, Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day
3 Comments
I came to an understanding about the need for stability when faced with two financial choices. Regardless what I chose either outcome would be fine,...
Grieving woman

Thought of the Day: Part 2 Grief Hierarchy- The Nature of Grief

Stan Goldberg
January 21, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. In the first installment of this series, I presented the idea grief shouldn't be placed on a hierarchy of importance. I...
Grief

Thought of the Day: Part 1 Grief Hierarchy- It Shouldn’t Exist

Stan Goldberg
January 20, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
Everyone has lost a partner, friend, parent, job, ability, pet, or object that created joy. It is something viewed as irreplaceable by the person...
Repeating what doesn't work at stopping violence

A Lesson from Terrorism: Violence and The Grayness of Life

Stan Goldberg
January 16, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Life, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. Each day’s new violence makes people want to retreat into a 1950’s bomb shelter, or buy a home in a gated and guarded...
old man thought to be useless

Elder Abuse: What They Don’t Show on TV

Stan Goldberg
January 15, 2015
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
Thought of the Day. A number of years ago I witnessed elder abuse as I walked behind a twenty-something-year-old couple in downtown San Francisco. My...
Man dying

Let Go: Why You Should Prepare Today for Your Eventual Death

Stan Goldberg
January 13, 2015
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
Thought of the Day. Maybe it's the senseless violence of the last few days. Maybe it's realizing my dance with cancer will end. Maybe it's becoming...
Terrorism

Charlie Hebdo Tragedy: Bad Guys Who Were Willing to Act

Stan Goldberg
January 8, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. I wrote an article on January 6, 2015 how thoughts are theoretical unless there is a conviction to act (Selma: Why I Write About...
Shinto Monk begging

Living With a Cancer Diagnosis, Coffee Distinctions, and Life’s Nuances

Stan Goldberg
January 7, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
Thought of the Day- I love coffee, but amazed when I read descriptions of their flavors and aromas, "buttery, bitter sweet, raspberry, vanilla, etc."...
Woman Alone

Grief and Recovery: Whatever Gets You Through the Night

Stan Goldberg
January 2, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Life, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY.  "Whatever Gets You Through the Night," is the title of John Lennon's 1970's hit single. The phrase, credited to Reverend Ike, a...
Why it's compassionate to die in hospice

Hospice: What Country Will Provide the Best Services For Your Loved One?

Stan Goldberg
December 29, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. A few years ago I was the keynote speaker at Calgary Hospice and also conducted a workshop where I presented a unique model for...
Compassion and grief

Compassion for Those Left Behind: A Holiday Wish For Those Who Are Grieving

Stan Goldberg
December 23, 2014
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
3 Comments
I received a wonderful LinkedIn invitation to connect this morning from the CEO of After A Loss. It is a Canadian service organization I wish...
Uncertainty about the future

Living With Cancer: A Paradigm for Uncertainty

Stan Goldberg
December 12, 2014
Cancer, Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. When a friend discussed with me the uncertainty of living without her recently deceased husband, I thought about my life living...
Uncaring physician

Cancer Treatments: When Should You Fire Your Physician?

Stan Goldberg
December 8, 2014
Cancer, Chronic Illness, Thoughts of the Day
5 Comments
The 1930’s singer and actor Sophia Tucker said “I’ve been rich, and I’ve been poor. Rich is better,"-- and so is competency in cancer...
Anticipating your death

Anticipating Your Death: A Transformative Exercise

Stan Goldberg
December 4, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
In 1998 Steven Levine Wrote “One Year to Live,” where he asked readers to think about what they would do if their death occurred in one year. I...
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