Bridging the apparent gap between the Hospice and the Gerontology worlds
Good morning! I received an email this morning from a dear colleague from Hood College whose goal is to help bridge the apparent gap between the hospice palliative care world and the gerontology world. Kim asked for the names of a few articles, a few leaders who have helped to develop my understanding of gerontology, […]
Comedy in the midst of loss – Carol Scibelli
Carol Scibelli is a comedian whose husband died in 2006. Seeing humour provided her with solace, or as she calls it “grief relief”. She is wired to be funny, she presents humor that is honest and knows that laughter can be healing. Her book “Poor Widow Me” may provide some laughter for those looking for […]
Ken Doka on Disenfranchised Grief
One of the highlights of the ADEC conference was a half day session with Ken Doka on Disenfranchised Grief. Ken started the session by trying to set us all at ease, encouraged us not to worry about what we have said or done in the past and mentioned an interesting article, “On doing everything right, […]
Death Education – an argument for death education presented by Kathy Kortes-Miller
Kathy Kortes-Miller from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay presented “Situating Death in Education”. Kathy provides a strong argument for the question “Why include death education in the schools?” Kathy kept the group spell bound and I think she had us all wanting MORE! I was proud to be Canadian just to listen to her. She […]
