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Jorge Medico
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Category Archives: Death and Dying
Playing Word Games
There is little in life so devastating as watching someone you love descend into the abyss of Alzheimer’s disease. Sadly, too many of us have seen a parent, a spouse, or a friend journey down this dark road. This Monday’s … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Death and Dying, Family, Health and wellness, Love, Medicine, Mental Health, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings
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Tagged Alzheimer's, Memory
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A Traditional Greeting of Hope in the Time of Pandemic
Welcome to another Monday’s Poem of the Week. Despite hope and best efforts, Covid-19 continues to impact our lives, with deaths in the USA alone now having reached the million mark. For this reason, today’s verse is particularly appropriate. Be … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Covid-19, Death and Dying, Hope, Medicine, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings
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Dirge Without Music
It’s another Monday morning, so time for Monday’s Poem of the Week. It’s gray and overcast looking out at the mountains this morning. Over the weekend, we attended the funeral of yet another friend who served his patients and his … Continue reading →
When the Tanks Come Rolling In
For several weeks now, I have been unable to turn on the TV news. The images coming from Ukraine are too similar to almost suppressed but not forgotten memories from my childhood. I was well on the way to my … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Communism, Death and Dying, History, Hungary, News and politics, Russians, Thoughts & Musings
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Tagged Betrayal, Ukraine, War
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How to Say Goodbye
Monday’s Poem of the Week addresses a theme that recently has been to familiar for many of us. I like it because it does so with elegance and hope. Wishing we all can do the same. How to Say Goodbye … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Death and Dying, Family, Hope, Love, Medicine, Poetry, Relatioships, Thoughts & Musings
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Tagged Hope, Life, Philosophy
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Dandelion Seed
It seems inevitable in certain demographics that news of loss and major illness amongst those who are close to us erodes the confidence we have in our own futures, creating reminders that we all live under the sword of Damocles. … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Children, Death and Dying, Family, Fathers and Sons, Love, Poetry, Relatioships, Thoughts & Musings
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A Short Flight in a Small Room
The U.S. Postal Service has slowed the delivery of mail, and we’re all heaving to wait a little longer for things we wish for, including Monday’s Poem of the Week. I hope you have not given up checking this site, … Continue reading →
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Antidotes to Fear of Death
The show must go on, but for circumstances beyond one’s control, it sometimes starts late. For those of you who care, this work should have appeared on this site on Monday, but obviously, it’s only making an appearance now. Mea … Continue reading →
Sand Dune
I’ve been reading about consciousness and identity, and how we all eventually become stardust, from which new stuff is made. I’m grateful to my friend Dave who addressed this issue, and allowed me to post it for this Monday’s Poem … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Death and Dying, Health and wellness, Humor, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings
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Tagged Philosophy
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In Front of My Prospective Grave
The calendar has turned to another year, and ready or not, 2022 is already here. Monday’s Poem of the Week seeks your indulgence, as I travel down memory lane. This poem was written over fifty years ago, and as poetry … Continue reading →
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