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Death Maiden
http://www.deathmaiden.blogspot.com
My exploration of my personal and professional experiences with death and dying as a palliative care nurse. Inspirational stories, humor, and a multitude of tips and resources for people who are approaching the end of life and their loved ones. The dying teach us best how to live.
- Added on: Nov 28th, 2004
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Death & Dying Medicine Health
Recent Posts
Breaking My Anonymity
Ever since I started this blog, I have been writing under the pseudonym "Mia Adams." My reasoning for this was based on my own personal experience of coming across one of my health care providers on-line and my fears that she would somehow reference...
Last 24 Hours Illustration
Sorry for the long silence on this blog. I have been spending my time off-line drawing comics as a new creative outlet, which has taken up the time I used to spend writing this blog. Lately, I have been starting to draw illustrations pertaining to ...
The Great Cremation Ground
One of my colleagues just came back from a trip to India and told me about a place called Manikarnika Ghat, also known as "The Great Cremation Ground."According to Hindu mythology, being burned here provides an instant gateway to liberation from the ...
Estimating Time of Death
I am not in the practice of having to estimate time of death, as generally patients in the hospital are being watched routinely, and thus the time of death is already known. But I am on a list serv where someone posed a question that elicited this l...
Your Truth: Dementia and Grief
I apologize, once again, for my on-going silence on this blog. I've received a number of emails from readers encouraging me to post again. I appreciate the dedicated interest in this blog from my readers.I recently attended a fascinating lecture on...
Thank You, Blue H News!
blue-H-sign Originally uploaded by miaadams. I have been rather neglectful of this blog as of late. Despite my silence, I am delighted to report that Blue H News picked up one of my blog posts and published it in the January 2007 issue of th...
Mia takes us to the thoughts of death. Not something we like to think about, but she brings it forward as a fact of life. I love her blog and the information she brings forth of death. She has helped me think about death in a healthy, good way.
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