Thanatology and Poetry: A Conversation Between Deborah Golden Alecson and Thomas Fink
Thomas Fink: The thanatologist Deborah Golden Alecson is the author of Complicated Grief: A Collection of Poems (Finishing Line Press, 2014), We Are So Lightly Here: A Story About Conscious Dying (IntoPrint, Second Edition, 2014), Lost Lullaby (IntoPrint, Second Edition, 2014) and Alternative... Read more. #DeborahAlecson #ThomasFink #AutisticSpectrum #LostLullaby #WeAreSoLightlyHere #ConsciousDying #JohnDonne #thanatology #religion #deathwithdignity #deathphobic #deathanddyi
Musings on Mortality: Difference between suicide, medical aid in dying
There is a profound difference between suicide and medical aid in dying, otherwise known as death with dignity. It is not a matter of semantics. Read more. #DeborahAlecson #suicide #medicalaidindying #deathwithdignity #deathphobic #selflove #terminallyill
Musings on Mortality: Death-phobic culture lingers in 'grey zone'
Recently, I experienced what I can only call a parallel universe. I was in a neonatal intensive care unit to visit a mother and her extremely premature and critical newborn. This newborn... Read more. #neonatalintensivecareunit #ICU #deathphobic #medicaltechnology #mortality #empathy #compassion #grayzone #neonatologist #thanatology
Musings on Mortality: Life-or-death decisions in the 'grey zone'
The "life-at-all-costs" mentality that we have in our death-phobic culture applies not only to the elderly, but to newborns as well. Not surprisingly, the two most lucrative sources of medical... Read more. #neonatalintensivecareunit #ICU #deathphobic #medicaltechnology #mortality #empathy #compassion #grayzone #neonatologist #thanatology
