The Hard Work of Dying Stan Goldberg November 1, 2009 End of Life 2 Comments Imagine that you’re preparing for a thirty-day trip to a foreign country and you’re limited to taking only what can be carried in a backpack. Your decisions on what to take or leave behind will determine the quality of your experience. Too many items and the weight will be burdensome. Not enough of the right ones and you might be forced to neglect some basic needs. We make decisions of this type daily. Take what’s important, leave behind what isn’t. But we tend to oblivious to the importance of these decisions for possibly the most momentous journey of our lives—our death.
Hospice care. False charges from Health Care Bill Opponents Stan Goldberg October 11, 2009 End of Life As Congress debates the new health bill, whipping boys are paraded out to create fear. The latest, and most deplorable is that hospice will be used...
Cyrus Webb (audio) Stan Goldberg September 28, 2009 Interviews Cyrus Webb How Stan's book Lessons for the Living can be used throughout one's life. September 28,...
Elese Coit-A New Way of Handling Absolutely Everything (audio) Stan Goldberg September 25, 2009 Interviews A New Way of Handling Absolutely Everything Elese Coit Life sometimes brings pain with it. Stan and Elese talk about how you can't have joy with...
Bottomless Holes Stan Goldberg September 15, 2009 End of Life More than 10 years ago, I saw a black and white photograph by Richard Avedon that I still vividly remember. It was taken of a young boy in 1947 in Sicily. He was in the foreground smiling broadly and wearing a suit that was too short in the arms and too tight in the waist. In the background—softly out of focus—was a tree with a symmetrical oval canopy and a fence that defined the boundary between sky and water. A seemingly bucolic scene unless you looked carefully at the boy.
David McMillian-Strategies for Living (audio) Stan Goldberg September 7, 2009 Interviews Strategies for Living David McMillian An insightful review of Lessons for the Living. Blog Radio September 7,...
Jacqueline Marcell-Coping With Caregiving (audio) Stan Goldberg August 22, 2009 Interviews Coping with Caregiving Jacqueline Marcell An insightful discussion about the effects of long-term caregiving Blog Radio August 22,...
Kent Gustavson-Sound Authors (audio) Stan Goldberg August 21, 2009 Interviews Sound Authors Kent Gustavson How the wider applications of the lessons in Stan's book applies to everyone. August 21,...
Eunice Shriver: A Lesson in Dying Stan Goldberg August 14, 2009 End of Life 2 Comments As millions watched the service for Eunice Shriver, they heard her daughter, Maria, say, "If you had told me that at the age of 52, I would finally...
Counseling at the End of Life Stan Goldberg August 13, 2009 End of Life 1 Comment As the debate on heath care reform heated up, the phrase “end of life counseling” was used as a canard by opponents of change. According to many of them, end of life counseling was the equivalent of a death panel where those worthy of saving would be, and those deemed too expensive to maintain would have the plug pulled. One would have to go back to the McCarthy period to find this level of accusation and inaccuracy. But where was it coming from?
When the Ground Shakes: A Need for Structure Stan Goldberg July 28, 2009 Aging, Alzheimer’s/dementia I was concerned when I came home and couldn’t find my mother. The back of the house has a steep incline off the deck that leads to a forested area. When I saw that the gate leading down the stairs was open, concern turned to panic.
Zoe A. Lewis, M.D.-Hospice Radio (audio) Stan Goldberg July 27, 2009 Interviews Hospice Radio Zoe A. Lewis, M.D. Stan and Zoe talk about the benefits of hospice and why so few people take advantage of it. July 27,...
Camile Adair-Long Live Experience (audio) Stan Goldberg July 15, 2009 Interviews Long Live Experience Camile Adair Camile and Stan discuss how to live life fully regardless of aging or illness. Living and Dying July 15,...
What’s Wrong with My Underwear? Coping with Aging Stan Goldberg July 13, 2009 Aging Since both my wife and I have hearing problems, when we speak to each other in different rooms, our conversations can become the basis for a sit-com on aging.
Viacom Interview with Jack Hansen (video) Stan Goldberg July 10, 2009 Interviews Comcast Newsmakers Jack Hansen Stan discusses with Jack the lessons contained in his book. July 10,...
Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsely-Affirming Life (audio) Stan Goldberg July 2, 2009 Interviews Griefblog.com Dr. Gloria Horsley Dr. Heidi Horsely Affirming Life, Griefblog.com Stan, Gloria, Heidi, and Greg Schneider, founder of the...
Roland Hines-TruView Radio (audio) Stan Goldberg June 18, 2009 Interviews TruVu Radio Roland Hinds Roland and Stan discuss the major issues of Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the...
Has the Music Stopped? Life After a Loss Stan Goldberg May 29, 2009 Chronic illness, Grieving and Recovery 5 Comments When a sleep disorder forced me to retire at 57, and six months later I developed prostate cancer, I reacted to life as if the music had stopped.
The Power of Ritual Stan Goldberg May 12, 2006 Grieving and Recovery It's easy to dismiss rituals as just the historical trappings of ancient religions. Something very beautiful, but having little relevance to our contemporary lives. Nothing can be further from the truth.
Shedding Your Fears:Bedside Etiquette for Dying Patients Stan Goldberg March 1, 2006 End of Life 1 Comment The literal translation of the Yiddish word “tsuris” is problems. My mother defined it as things no Jewish mother deserved from her son. I was an expert at giving them to her, especially when it came to hopping from one major or graduate program to another.
