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From a social critic and journalist, a poignant book that encourages publicly grieving what we've lost in order to move towards a hopeful future. Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, of unraveling hopes and expectations, of dreams curtailed, of aspirations desiccated. At the same...

A deeply personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America Unlike many other cultures, our collective stance toward older people in the United States has long been one of casual avoidance and neglect. This attitude became brutally clear during...

Within the framework of "Echoes of the Final Midnight," storytelling contrast is defined by a **deliberate tension between pacing and emotional depth**. The conceptual framework explicitly highlights a "sharp contrast" between two distinct narrative styles: **"high-suspense, energetic storytelling"** and a **"more somber, emotionally resonant exploration of the human experience"**. This duality serves a specific purpose within the larger context of the project, which focuses on the final hours preceding a looming catastrophe. The narrative aims to balance the **"thrilling pacing"** expected

In this empowering memoir "Strong and Soulful: Graced by Grief," Denise Olsen shares her transformative journey through the depths of devastating loss to a place of unexpected strength and profound self-discovery. After the heart-shattering loss of her husband, a firefighter in the World Trade Center attacks, Denise was enveloped in a grief so intense, it threatened to consume her. But within this dark chapter of her life, she found a surprising truth: grief, while altering us irrevocably, does not have to be our undoing.

In democracies, citizens must accept loss; we can’t always be on the winning side. But in the United States, the fundamental civic capacity of being able to lose is not distributed equally. Propped up by white supremacy, whites (as a group) are accustomed to winning. Black citizens, on the other hand, are expected to be political heroes whose civic suffering enables progress toward racial justice. In this book, Juliet Hooker, a leading thinker on democracy and race, argues that the two most important forces driving racial politics in the United States today are Black grief and white grievance.

Award-winning journalist J. Malcolm Garcia's essays highlight the struggle, survival, and endurance of average people affected by the injustices of America's remorseless mammoth institutions and public indifference. They include families and small businesses still recovering from the BP oil spill; the man sentenced to life in prison for transporting drugs to save his son's life; the widows of soldiers who died, not in war, but from toxic fumes at their bases; and the Iraqi interpreter who was promised American asylum, only to arrive and be forced to live in poverty.

The politics and policies on the national and local stage effect all of us. Avin Carroll and Joseph Carlson come together once of month come together and discuss how these things machinations of government can drastically change people lives. Whether we talk about vaccines or climate change we have a rich discussion on policy.

Are you caring for a loved one in hospice care or have you recently lost someone you love? Whether it’s an elderly parent or a terminally ill spouse or child, the passing of someone you love is a life-changing experience. It affects family, friends, as well as hospice team members who provide end-of-life care. The story of every life lived deserves to be shared with others. Letters to a Hospice Nurse is a celebration of life! This audiobook is a collection of 12 beautiful love letters.

O audiolivro reúne agudas reflexões sobre a pandemia e as suas consequências sociais. Numa época de escassez de vida, a profusão do Luto e da desesperança marcou a vida de toda a humanidade. A narrativa de Jamil Chade soa como um eco sinalizando que não estamos sozinhos nessa crise. Nas palavras do prefaciador Padre Júlio Lancelotti: “Jamil Chade nos ajuda a não perder a coragem de lutar e sonhar, indignados, mas com esperança teimosa, que insiste em não desaparecer.

A guide to caring for aging and ailing family members, which offers expert advice, illuminating vignettes, and a compassionate approach to building constructive, mutually gratifying relationships. When it comes time to provide care for those who once cared for us, where can we turn? This book offers practical guidance for a broad range of caregiving situations when family caregivers assume their new role.

MANIFESTE DU PODCAST Ce podcast existe parce qu’il manquait un espace pour parler du travail autrement. Pas un podcast d’une centrale.Pas un podcast d’un métier.Pas un podcast partisan. Un espace pour parler de ce qui se passe partout au Québec, du point de vue de celles et ceux qui travaillent, peu importe leur secteur, leur statut ou leur affiliation. Ici, on parle du travail tel qu’il est vécu. Des enjeux qu’on reconnaît sans toujours réussir à les nommer. Des projets de loi qui nous concernent, mais qu’on explique rarement simplement. Des réalités communes qui ...

Not your average grief group! Humor and laughter encouraged, awkwardness accepted, and a hint of celebrity gossip to spice things up. Death is a strange topic, but it shouldn't be. This storytelling podcast about grief and loss, and the intriguing ways you grow from it, takes a look at how the conversation can go much deeper than just the societal band-aid of "so sorry for your loss." The host, Gianna DeMedio, shares stories of her own grief after losing her father suddenly at 27 and talks with guests about their encounters with death, grief, and loss.