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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...
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...
Senior coping with chronic pain

Coping With Chronic Pain: The Willingness to Risk

Stan Goldberg
December 30, 2014
Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. For two years, the first thing I experienced when I woke and the last thing I felt before falling asleep was pain in my thigh...
Why you shouldn't cheerlead against cancer

Why Being a Cheerleader for Cancer Survivors May Not Be Helpful.

Stan Goldberg
December 11, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
A few days ago I discussed the tricky balance between accepting the realities of cancer vs. the need for hope with Joni Aldrich on The Cancer...
Aging and nursing facility

You’re Putting Me in A Nursing Facility! Why Can’t You Care For Me At Home?

Stan Goldberg
December 5, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: A few weeks ago Steve Moran published a three-part series in the Sacramento Bee on “the terrible state of affairs” in skilled...
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...
dying in a Puccini opera

La Bohème: A Old Lesson in Living and Dying

Stan Goldberg
December 3, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
7 Comments
Last night with my wife I attended La Boheme, an opera by Puccini showing how little attitudes about dying changed since 1896 when the opera was...
Physician fear of death

Do Physicians Fear Death?–How It Affects Your Health Care

Stan Goldberg
November 26, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
3 Comments
Although many physicians fear death, my oncologist doesn't. The relationship I have with him is one I would like with everyone in the medical...
how can you be compassionate to someone living with cancer

When Your Cancer Says “Hello.”

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
10/29/14-Although I’ve lived with prostate cancer for twelve years, it’s not something that I dwell upon. But inevitably, at least once a day, it...

Joyful Aging—Adapt, Don’t Fight

Stan Goldberg
June 24, 2014
Aging
19 Comments
When I see commercials on how to recreate the body I had at 20-years-of-age by applying a magical cream that isn’t sold in any regulated stores and...

Understanding Aging: We’re Not Children

Stan Goldberg
July 18, 2012
Aging
22 Comments
The good news is we are living longer. The bad news is it’s taking us longer to die. Soygul Rinpoche, the Tibetan monk and philosopher said that “Death is no big deal. You breathe in, you breathe out, and then you don’t breathe in anymore.”

When You Can’t Let Go

Stan Goldberg
April 25, 2012
Grieving and Recovery
24 Comments
Whenever I hear about the importance of letting go of the past, I think about a conversation I had with my mother more than thirty years ago. She...

Feeling like a 1960 Edsel?-You’re Just Aging

Stan Goldberg
March 1, 2012
Aging
14 Comments
When I was in college I would take whatever I was driving and offer it and $50 to a used car dealer for anything that ran on his lot with a current...

I’m Different: Illness-based Identity

Stan Goldberg
February 15, 2012
Chronic illness
24 Comments
How we view ourselves—our identity—is based on what we do, the roles we play, activities we enjoy, affiliations we have, the values that...

Saying Goodbye to Your Dying Loved One: A Tribute Party

Stan Goldberg
February 1, 2012
End of Life
22 Comments
Excerpt from Leaning Into Sharp Points" Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support for Caregivers. One of the first things Dean did when I entered his...

She says “I have cancer.” Now, what do you say?

Stan Goldberg
January 4, 2012
Cancer
62 Comments
There are 12 million of us in the United States who live with cancer and the number rises every year as researchers find new drugs to extend our lives. How will you respond when you hear the words "I have cancer?"

How Can I Be a Compassionate Caregiver?

Stan Goldberg
November 7, 2011
End of Life
10 Comments
Caring for someone with a chronic or terminal illness can bring out the best in us. It's easy if it is someone who shares our values. But how do we show compassionate care for someone with few redeeming qualities?

Reflections From New York, September 18th, 2001

Stan Goldberg
September 7, 2011
Grieving and Recovery
16 Comments
“Daddy, please come,” my daughter said on September 11th from New York City. Together, we watched the towers fall. Me, from the safety of my San Francisco home. She, from an office building in Rockefeller Plaza wondering if her friend survived.
Destructive Thoughts

Of Course You Remember

Stan Goldberg
July 7, 2011
Alzheimer’s/dementia, Poems
27 Comments
Of course you remember she says. It was your sixtieth, and we came from across the country to express our love. I don’t remember, I say. But...
Taking a partner's journey towards death

Through a Sealed Window

Stan Goldberg
July 4, 2011
End of Life, Poems
2 Comments
Originally Published as Steve & Mac Stan Goldberg North Beach Beat, Arts and Literary Edition, December,...
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