This week, my blog post can be found on the wonderful website, Wisdom of the Wounded at:
https://wisdomofthewounded.com/2018/04/26/living-with-the-dying/
In the article I share suggestions for journeying with someone who is terminally ill, learned not only through my experience as a physician, but also as a wife accompanying her dying husband. I hope you will check out my post and explore the site to find all the other great information available there. There are several excellent podcasts and suggestions inspired my suggestions, including a podcast by the founder’s husband about accompanying his best friend who is dying of lung cancer, and a side bar with straightforward tips about caring for a friend with cancer. Even if you can’t use this information right now, you probably know someone who can, so please share it with them!!
Dear Colleen:
Our good friend is dying from lung cancer, and although I have studied and cared for a variety of individuals who were suffering, I had never cared for someone I loved who was dying from lung cancer. So, your article, “Living with the Dying,” was so valuable to us. Especially helpful were your suggestions: “Don’t Push Conversations, and “Be Realistic.” Thank you.
Thank you also for offering me and others the helpful and inspiring posts on your blog. I know that I will learn so much by spending time on your site. First on my agenda this evening will be to read your, “When God Doesn’t Answer Our Prayer” and “My Fickle Faith.” And I am going to order the book, “Step Outside Your Comfort Zone,” and read page 54 as well as the other articles. I have a collection of the Chicken Soup books, but don’t have this one.
Looking forward,
Karen Mulder
Wisdom of the Wounded
Karen, thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you find some useful information here and get to spend some time exploring. Losing someone you love isn’t easy no matter how prepared you are. Your friend and family are in my prayers.