MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'death & dying'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:16:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734504&cid=t_385654_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fsad-minutes-sad-days%2F Of course, I know that people die of cancer all the time. Literally, all the time, as in someone, somewhere has died of cancer since you started reading this post. That’s the reason for the moment of bleak horror that we all have when we are told we have a cancer, or when someone else tells us that they do. Just for a second, before our logical processes kick in and we think about treatment and survival rates and all the people we know who have danced with cancer and lived – what we think about is that people die of cancer all the time. (About one person a minute worldwide. Somewhere, another family started grieving as you read that last sentence.) Of course, I try not to focus on this; and I try not to focus you on this either. I try to focus me, and you, on health and strengt... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734504 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:07:16 +0100 4734504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631445&cid=t_385654_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F24%2Fnursing-times-2011-vol-107-no-11%2F This article explores the experiences of carers of patients dying at home, in particular their expectations and preparedness for the dying process. Contact the Library for a copy of this article. Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Bereavement, Carers, Death, Dying Process, End of Life Care, Palliative Care (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631445 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:15:42 +0100 4631445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238105&cid=t_385654_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fdying-death-and-dignity.html In case you missed it, the latest overblown, over hyped, news story is that Elizabeth Edwards has ended treatment and is surrounded by family at home with no further treatment available. I don't understand why people feel the need to rehash this and comment, and discuss, and reanalyze her whole life including her husband's political career and infidelity. Please leave her alone and let her die with dignity, on her own terms. Her wishes must be respected at this time.When it is my turn (in the very far future), by then I will have written out what I want so no one can overstep them. You can be sure it will include lots of privacy and dignity and painlessness. It will include those who I choose - but definitely my husband. It is my dream that we will play scrabble together, tell jokes, and l... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238105 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:16:00 +0100 4238105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225586&cid=t_385654_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fhappy-endings%2F I think about dying more than I used to. Although I’m not sure what I actually think, when I think about dying. It’s a patchwork: hope for painlessness, fear of not being ready to go, and a fervent wish for grace under pressure. There’s a perfect balance in my wish for a death that I know nothing about – one moment I’m stepping out of a restaurant, the next I’m under a concrete block that fell from the sky, a shocked red stiletto knocked clear at the edge of the pavement – and one in which I get to tell everyone in my life how much I have loved and valued them and just how well they are going to do without me. I hope that by the time I get around to dying I’ll be prepared, in myself, to do it. (If you’re reading, Mr. Reaper, I could pe... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225586 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:05:57 +0100 4225586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082021&cid=t_385654_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F19%2Fjournal-of-medical-ethics-2009-vol-36-no-10%2F content page Fade Fave: Decapitation and the definition of death Fade Skinny: Although established in the law and current practice, the determination of death according to neurological criteria continues to be controversial. Some scholars have advocated return to the traditional circulatory and respiratory criteria for determining death because individuals diagnosed as ‘brain dead’ display an extensive range of integrated biological functioning with the aid of mechanical ventilation. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Current Awareness, Death & Dying, E-Journals, Journals (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082021 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:59:50 +0100 4082021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3807508&cid=t_385654_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fits-different-perspective.html There is a 20 year old woman in the US who has had cancer for ten years of her life and has now been told that she has between six weeks and four months left. Her friends threw her a bridal party complete with a wedding gown and it will be featured in an upcoming issue. She doesn't appear to have a boy friend who she might be marrying but I think she just wanted the party.On one hand, it seems a bit silly. Why go through this party stuff if she's not getting married? But on the other hand, if it is something she wished she could have done - get married that is - there is nothing wrong with it. I think if someone told me I had between six weeks and four months, I would start making a list. Often people just die with no notice. You could get hit by a bus, be in a car or plane crash, fall off... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3807508 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:58:00 +0100 3807508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753760&cid=t_385654_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F14%2Fnursing-times-2010-vol-106-no-27%2F This article is the first in a two-part unit on bereavement and last offices and discusses relatives’ grief reactions and caring for deceased patients, taking into account spiritual and cultural differences. Contact the Library for a copy of this article Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals, Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Bereavement, Cultural Differences, Culture, Death, Death & Dying (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753760 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:39:39 +0100 3753760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977599&cid=t_385654_165_f&fid=36770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetaot.com%2Fblog%2Fdying-forgotten-occupation Abstract: This blog entry reflects on my experience as an occupational therapist treating a terminally ill patient and my lack of understanding of a doctor's and a palliative care team’s perspective. read more (Source: meta-ot blogs) meta-ot blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977599 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:44:05 +0100 2977599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2522910&cid=t_385654_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D7315 The morning got off to a bad start. The website was down as the MySQL server had caught H1N1 I guess. Then the depressing news that Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, has passed on. We don’t know the exact cause of death as a post-mortem has not yet been done. I don’t want to say too much so I’ll just post this video of my favourite song performed by MJ Heal The World Make It A Better Place For You And For Me And The Entire Human Race There Are People Dying If You Care Enough For The Living Make A Better Place For You And For Me So true, MJ. RIP. from the Malaysian Medical Resources Farewell MJ (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2522910 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2522910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2522916&cid=t_385654_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D7284 I read with interest this letter someone wrote to Malaysiakini. We do sympathise with the writer on the loss of his or her loved one, but there are some things the writer brought up which I feel need clarification from the medical point of view. Every time we admitted her, the doctor would take some blood sample to check her condition. In total, so much blood was taken from her and not a drop was ‘returned’, so much so that her body became skeletal Taking Blood samples are not going to make one “skeletal” and indeed will not make an adult anaemic. The doctor didn’t see it fit to put her inside the ICU even though she was clearly dying. ICU is for those who need intensive care , not necessarily for those who are dying. It is possible that the writer’s mother was... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2522916 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2522916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477516&cid=t_385654_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fend-of-life-care-2009-vol-3-no-2%2F This article will examine the procedures associated with verifying a patient’s death and the legal and clinical requirements with expected and unexpected death. A print copy of this article is available from Fade Library Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Care after Death, Care Pathways, Death & Dying, Death Certification, Palliative Care, Verification of Death (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477516 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:48:12 +0100 2477516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376918&cid=t_385654_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F27%2Fan-absolutely-perfect-goodbye%2F I spent the entire weekend with my Grandpa.  I talked with him, rubbed his feet (his feet!!), trimmed his eyebrows, brushed gook off his face, fixed his hair, made him comfortable and most most importantly, I made him laugh. On Saturday I was there with my mom.  We were the only ones there with him.  My Grandpa is in really good spirits and is still surprisingly alert.  Even though he can’t talk, his face speaks volumes.  He seems to be rather silly actually.  (I get my sense of humor solely from my Grandpa.  Nobody else gets us).  I noticed that his feet and legs were exceptionally dry.  This wasn’t going to work for me so I found some Cherry Blossom hand lotion in my mom’s purse and gave him a foot and leg massage.  He loved it of course - I mean who wouldn&#8... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376918 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:20:15 +0100 2376918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365500&cid=t_385654_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F24%2Fin-other-news%2F So I realize that I sound like an emo teenager lately but I assure you, I haven’t started overdoing the black mascara and adding safty pins to my clothes.  Its simply not a good look for me and frankly I’m way too blond and preppy to pull it off.  While I am sad as hell and cry a lot, I’m not suicidal.  I mean please, that just sounds messy and if I’m dead who will clean it up?  I can’t live out eternity knowing I left a mess. I’d love to be able to write a whole post right now about puppies and kittens and rainbows, but I can’t.   If happy is what you’re looking for, I suggest you just skip this one. Remember back a million years ago in March when my Grandfather had a stroke?  Yeah I know, I totally stopped talkin about that didn&#821... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365500 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:13:04 +0100 2365500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1951892&cid=t_385654_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D5248 Do you have elderly parents? The fear of being invalid is very real. What if one becomes incapacitated for a long time before dying? What if your parents were to ask you “If something should happen to me, and I couldn’t help myself, would you be willing to help me?” Ellen Field MD tells of her own experience with her elderly mother, and indeed a touching account eventually of how “helping” need not mean assisted suicide. My mother knew there were “masses” in her brain (she herself was calling them tumors), so I expected the news not to be a great surprise and, more than likely, welcome. When I finished speaking, she looked concerned and frightened, making me wonder whether all her talk of wishing to die had been just that — talk. “What if I don’t go quickly?”... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1951892 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1951892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883308&cid=t_385654_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2Fdebating-the-stages-of-grief-death-and-dying%2F Pages: 1 2 Next »     Single Page When researchers have a disagreement about what the research shows, most usually either submit a letter to the editor, or an editorial to the journal in question. Sometimes they’ll go one step further and even design an experiment to reproduce the effects of the previous research in question. But rarely do they turn to a magazine to call into the question of a peer-reviewed research study. And especially not one published in the prestigious medical journal JAMA. So you have to wonder what led Russell Friedman and John W. James to publish their treatise against the traditional and well-accepted stages of grief in the latest issue of Skeptic magazine, calling into question the results of the Yale Bereavement Study (YBS). The Y... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883308 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:18:54 +0100 1883308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1406960&cid=t_385654_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F04%2F29%2Fabortion-and-death-as-art%2F First there was the Yale Art student who… “…apparently recorded the forced miscarriages on video and planned to exhibit the images on a large cube suspended from the ceiling of a gallery in Yale’s Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall. She also planned to include hundreds of feet of plastic sheeting layered with blood from the purported miscarriages mixed with petroleum jelly.” When this was revealed, it caused immediate controversy and condemnation. It also resulted in immediate damage control by Yale University, with the student in question suddenly denying that she had (as earlier claimed) “…inseminated herself repeatedly over nine months, took herbal drugs to induce abortions and then recorded the bloody aftermath.” It was, she said, an elaborate e... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1406960 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:39:52 +0100 1406960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1156015&cid=t_385654_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D417 There are times in our lives that are most memorable because of the mix of emotions that moment stirred in us, which could be eclectic, awesome, horrendous, or scary. You could almost see it in your mind like a movie trailer that, once you hear the opening lines or the first notes of the opening music, you remember and you seem to relive it in thought almost exactly the same way it had been. These are those that just jump out at you when you remember it, not because it was that spectacular or unique. It could be plain, ordinary, or redundant, yet the time at which it occurred simply will make you remember it for the rest of your life. One of those moments was my 27th birthday. It wouldn’t have happened, though, if not for a series of events that led me to a choice that led to that mo... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1156015 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:10:24 +0100 1156015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=564910&cid=t_385654_109_f&fid=34875&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballoonballoon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fmedical-surrealism-issue-02.html The mind, body, and spirit are working as one organism in the world. Death only gives hope and life to renewal. And anything you do or say is connected to the well being of this organism.TABLE OF CONTENTS:1. How would you like to die a hundred times over? And die in so many different ways? Here you can read about a woman who likes to experience a variety of imaginative deaths every day. [contributor: howidiedtoday at HOW I DIED TODAY]2. To have a nose, or not a nose. That is the question when worrying about a better way to clip one's nose hairs. Death nose, and death knows. [contributor: Mark A. Rayner at THE SKWIB]3. Voices inside the heads of other people are quite hard to hear. We all want to hear voices sometimes, and we wonder what the voices might say. The vocal cords of those voices... American Center for Surreal and Paranoid Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=564910 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:01:00 +0100 564910