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Practice for Developing Alzheimer’s: Part I-Embracing Senior Moments

Stan Goldberg
November 18, 2019
Aging, Alzheimer’s/dementia
6 Comments
best rated beverage refrigeratorsWhy should you practice living with an illness as dreadful as Alzheimer’s? Because, according to NIH statistics, one-in-ten people over 65 will develop this most common form of dementia, and by 85-years-of-age, one-third of us will be struck.

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...
Very old man

Compassion and Cancer: Part II-How Cancer Changes Identity (Thought of the Day)

Stan Goldberg
February 25, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
5 Comments
We like to think life is on a seamless continuum, moving along, maybe in spurts and stops, but having consistency throughout the years, as does our...
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...

Breast Cancer and the Fear of Recurrence

Stan Goldberg
January 16, 2015
Cancer
9 Comments
By Khevin Barnes My surgeon recommended that I have an ultrasound exam every four months for the first two years after my mastectomy. As the date...
Student protestors in Selma attacked

Selma: Why I Write About The Sharp Points of Life

Stan Goldberg
January 6, 2015
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
8 Comments
For the past few days trailers about the movie, Selma and criticisms about its historical accuracy flooded the airways. I'll see the movie regardless...
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...
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...
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...
What Richard Pryor and Cancer Support Have in Common

What Richard Pryor Has In Common with Cancer Support

Stan Goldberg
November 28, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY  When I was listening to a PBS tribute of Richard Pryor, it became apparent how our history plays out in the present. It’s...

Life Lessons From People Living With and Dying From Cancer

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
11/18/14  I often think about a patient I served in hospice who was dying from cancer. Once a week we would go to a place he chose—usually...

Ebola Hysteria and Politics

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
11/03/14 With each passing day we can see the irrational fear of an Ebola epidemic becoming the bread and butter of politicians feeding on our fear...
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...
being contented as one ages

Aging and Identity: Part I-The Perfect Storm

Stan Goldberg
March 12, 2014
Aging
11 Comments
In 2010, I wrote Top 10 Insults for Old People, a tongue-in-cheek article about an insensitive young couple I watched making fun of an older man as...
Change should be almost as easy as not changing

Caregiving: Why Change is Difficult

Stan Goldberg
May 18, 2013
Caregiving
10 Comments
(An Excerpt from Leaning Into Sharp Points). Change is analogous to a large boulder balanced on a precipice. It looks like it could tumble off the...
Grieving can be overcome

The Melody of Our Lives: A Lesson in Grieving

Stan Goldberg
March 31, 2013
Grieving and Recovery
18 Comments
Choosing the appropriate instrument to stop grieving When I attended a workshop on the Native American flute (NAF), I didn't realize that the...

Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work: And How to Change It

Stan Goldberg
January 1, 2013
Aging
7 Comments
I look at my aging body and resolve to get in shape, lose weight, eat better, listen without judging, and practice my flute more often. They are the...

Seeing Life Through Our Personal History: It’s a Gray World

Stan Goldberg
October 15, 2012
Aging, Grieving and Recovery, Life
16 Comments
Most of us believe the world should be viewed as we see it. And when there is a discrepancy between the right way—ours—and the wrong way, we are,...

Leaning Into Sharp Points: Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support (Video)

Stan Goldberg
April 3, 2012
Interviews
Simon Singh and Stan Goldberg have a conversation about...
Stability in chronic and progressive illnesses

Alzheimer’s: Awareness Isn’t Enough

Stan Goldberg
March 22, 2012
Alzheimer’s/dementia
14 Comments
“If we just could increase awareness,” some of my friends with Alzheimer’s say, “funding would rise and the illness could be eventually...
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