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WWW Links - Death and Dying
http://www.npr.org/programs/death/trns.html
A rich source of transcripts and/or downloadable audio discussions
from
National Public Radio's programs exploring end of life issues. The
list of
titles includes: The Place of Palliative Medicine; Roundtable Discussion:
End of Life Issues; The Missoula Demonstration Project; Do it Yourself
Funerals; Doctors and Death; Reincarnation: Tibetan Buddhism; Death
and
Society; and many more.
http://www.pulitzer.org/year/1997/explanatory-journalism/works/
A wonderful starting-point, from which to explore many issues surrounding
death. This is the homepage for a five-part series discussing many
issues:
When to halt efforts to prolong life; the growth of hospice care;
caring for
ailing relatives at home; deciding how to die when faced with terminal
illness; and how one woman has lived a strong, healthy life. Many
additional
links are offered relating to death and dying, as well as photos
from the
series.
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death-1.html
An interesting presentation of the sociology of death. The author
describes cultural orientations toward death, death epochs in Western
history, forces causing change in a culture's death ethos, and a
case study
of the Mexican death system. All topics include clickable links
for greater
detail.
http://www.globalideasbank.org/ndw/NDW-7.HTML
Excerpts taken from interviews by Mary Talbot in the Autumn 1997
issue of
Tricycle, the Buddhist Review. In these interviews, the author explores
the
experiences of those who are dying, by looking at exchanges with
loved ones.
Further information can be found on the history of the Project on
Death in
America, physician-assisted suicide, as well as more information,
all
obtained by continuing to click 'Next' at the bottom of the page.
http://crossingthecreek.com/guts.htm
An easy-to-read, informational site on the process of dying, as
presented
by Michael Holmes. The information presented is based upon Mr. Holmes'
many
years of experience of working with dying people. Topics covered
include the
changes one might see in appetite, bowel function, and circulation.
The
author also discusses fear issues surrounding death, social interaction,
symbology surrounding death, and the grieving process.
http://www.globalideasbank.org/LA/LA-4.HTML
Excerpts taken from a talk by Josefine Speyer, a psychotherapist
and
co-director of the Natural Death Centre, as presented to hospital
and hospice
care nurses at the Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care Studies
in England.
Speyer discusses the psychological dimensions of life-threatening
illness,
including the defense mechanism, understanding grief, possible responses
to
the stages of dying and mourning, what constitutes a good death,
issues from
the patient, caregiver, and nursing perspective, as well as case
studies.
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