Down to the Sea

(As my friend Nora’s dying process extends longer than we ever thought it would, with days becoming weeks and flowing into months, those of us

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Midwifing the Dying

There has been a great outpouring of love and support this past week for Nora Cedarwind Young on Facebook and elsewhere, and for me, as I share my experience of

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Grieving

During the week I work.  It distracts me.  Writing lines of XHTML code, placing one color against another, finding a pleasing harmony.  Solving an intricate

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A Good Death

Thank you for all your loving thoughts and prayers.  After a hard labor that lasted over 24 hours, my father passed away at 2:07 this

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