A reported, scientific essay in which physician and author Siddhartha Mukherjee considers the body’s proclivity for homeostasis, which kept his elderly father’s failing body alive for longer than seemed to make sense, after he had begun failing, and falling.
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My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her
In this personal essay, Jacqueline Dooley recalls her difficult transition from being a mother with earthly duties, to becoming one with more spiritual concerns for a teenage daughter with terminal cancer.
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My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her
Jacqueline Dooley recalls her difficult transition from being a mother with earthly duties, to becoming one with more spiritual concerns for a teenage daughter with terminal cancer.
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My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her
Jacqueline Dooley recalls her difficult transition from being a mother with earthly duties, to becoming one with more spiritual concerns for a teenage daughter with terminal cancer.
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This is How You Say Goodbye
A personal essay in which, after losing two brothers and a cousin in a short amount of time, Lillian Slugocki tries to make sense of death — and life in the wake of others’ passing.
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This is How You Say Goodbye
After a series of losses, Lillian Slugocki tries to make sense of death — and life in the wake of others’ passing.
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This is How You Say Goodbye
After a series of losses, Lillian Slugocki tries to make sense of death — and life in the wake of others’ passing.
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The Soundtrack to Healing on the Road to Recovery
How a family of five learned how to be a family of four.
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Road to Recovery
After his son died of a heart condition at age 5, James G. Robinson planned a month-long road trip across America to help his family begin to heal. What they discovered was that despite all the amazing monuments and curiosities America has to offer, the best times were spent in the car as a family, […]
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How We Got There from Here
Anna Armstrong recalls a road trip to escape her grief-stricken home — dragging her 13-year-old brother to see R.E.M.