thegoodlifeNP

A blog about living and dying: perspectives from a palliative care nurse practitioner.

Category: Dementia

  • I Love You To The Moon and Back

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    The first time I was 7-years-old the first time I experienced death. That day remains vividly in my memory though I am sure that nearly 4 decades later, some of the details may be off. It was a Sunday morning in May, 1987. As I exited my bedroom, I noticed that Dad and Mary’s bedroom… Read more

  • Ice Cream and 70s Rock!

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    To experience grief is to have had the chance to love another person. That is the most precious gift. The Cancer Center I’ve never actually sat in a cancer treatment room, “on the other side.” Sure, I’ve seen many patients during their treatment but I have never sat there and listened to what was going… Read more