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Afterlives: My Mother’s Breast Cancer and, My Own → April 6, 2016 Kate Bolick’s essay for the New Yorker in which she writes about her mother’s breast cancer in light of her own I Found My Tribe at the Cove in Greystones → March 16, 2016 Ruth Fitzmaurice’s essay in The Irish Times about love…

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Living Without Knowing

By the time we’re adults, most of us recognize that life holds many uncertainties, despite careful planning, discipline, and good habits. This is brought into stark relief when you or a loved one receives a diagnosis that carries with it an uncertain outcome. And for many, the array of possible outcomes from a serious medical diagnosis…

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Who Are the Caregivers in Our Lives?

Increasingly, health care providers encourage thinking ahead about what we want for end-of-life care, however that might not be the only context in which to consider who we would want to care for us if we are faced with health challenges.   Have you ever considered who in your own life might be a good…

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