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Counting My People, by Dr. Helen Davey
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-davey/counting-my-people-an-aut_b_354491.html
Posted to Grieving by Robert D. Stolorow on November 13, 2009
Friendship and Mourning
Jacques Derrida wrote: ''Philia [friendship] begins with the possibility of survival. Surviving--that is the other name of a mourning whose possibility is never to be awaited.'' In other words, every friendship is structured from the beginning by the possibility that one friend will die first and the surviving friend will be left to mourn. Death ...
Posted to Grieving by Robert D. Stolorow on October 2, 2009
Finitude
FINITUDERobert D. StolorowIf we’re not self-lying,we’re always already dying.If we’re not self-deceiving,we’re always already grieving.The answer to the existential quiz?“Good-bye is all there is.”
Posted to Grieving by Robert D. Stolorow on April 22, 2009
Finding Hope in Facing Death
When my father was dying of cancer I felt like I was in unfamiliar territory without a map. When I reached out to others, I found most people were reluctant to talk about death. Your articles are so important; they create opportunities for conversations that are badly needed, because most of us are simply scared to death of dying. I discovered ...
Posted to Grieving by Georgia Weithe on April 14, 2009