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DEBORAH GOLDEN ALECSON

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Musings on Mortality: Death-phobic culture lingers in 'grey zone'

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'

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

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Musings on Mortality: Good dying time results in good death

Musings on Mortality: Good dying time results in good death

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Musings on Mortality: Combat stress by embracing whatever brings joy

Musings on Mortality: Being open about death helps everyone

Musings on Mortality: Being open about death helps everyone

Musings on Mortality: Current events can escalate death phobia

Musings on Mortality: Current events can escalate death phobia

Musings on Mortality: To die or not to die? The answer isn't so simple

Musings on Mortality: To die or not to die? The answer isn't so simple

Musings on Mortality: Plan a dignified death on your own terms

Musings on Mortality: Plan a dignified death on your own terms

Musings on Mortality: It's OK if grief creeps in during holidays

Musings on Mortality: It's OK if grief creeps in during holidays

Musings on Mortality: Maybe if we celebrated death we wouldn't fear it

Musings on Mortality: Maybe if we celebrated death we wouldn't fear it

Musings on Mortality: Difference between suicide, medical aid in dying

Musings on Mortality: Difference between suicide, medical aid in dying

Musings on Mortality: How 'death phobia' contributes to xenophobia

Musings on Mortality: How 'death phobia' contributes to xenophobia

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Musings on Mortality: Good dying time results in good death

Musings on Mortality: Combat stress by embracing whatever brings joy

Musings on Mortality: Being open about death helps everyone

Musings on Mortality: Current events can escalate death phobia

Musings on Mortality: To die or not to die? The answer isn't so simple

Thanatology and Poetry: A Conversation Between Deborah Golden Alecson and Thomas Fink

Musings on Mortality: Plan a dignified death on your own terms

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Musings on Mortality: Difference between suicide, medical aid in dying

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