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STORIES OF HOPE
Eyes and the End of Life: Why Spend Time With the Dying?You notice strange things, staring into the eyes of another human being for minutes at a time. First your heart beats faster, you grip your hands into empty...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by Andrew, on May 10, 2019 at 5:23 am | 8 comments | 41892 Views
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On Metaphor and Mortality==I The following is a condensed version of a speech which I gave at the Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay, titled "Of Metaphor and Mortality: Why Medicine Needs Stories...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Sam01, on May 9, 2019 at 11:07 pm | 1 comment | 40288 Views
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Reflections on Death, Suffering, and the Beauty in Hospice Care
I spend much of my time as so many do: obsessed. Obsessed over success, over recognition, over comfort. I feel no guilt over these fixations, as...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Dec. 4, 2017Last comment by Reet, on Feb 25, 2018 at 11:44 pm | 11 comments | 24885 Views
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Motherlode of Possibilities: A Posture Village in Silicon ValleyGrowing up in India, Esther Gokhale had a natural love for the human body; whether practicing yoga, dancing, or watching Eastern medical masters around her, she...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Mar. 5, 2018Last comment by Mini Arya, on Apr 23, 2018 at 11:14 pm | 4 comments | 23295 Views
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Alcohol, Opioids, the Loss of a Son: One Couple's Journey Through Pain and RedemptionOn a Monday afternoon in October of 2017, Rick and Bev Dyer received the call. Their son, Brian, was in the hospital with a “serious but not life-threatening”...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on May. 1, 2018Last comment by mjjones33, on Jun 22, 2018 at 10:26 pm | 8 comments | 21457 Views
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Reader Guest Post: Life's Map==I This entry comes from a reader of the blog, who has kindly and compassionately written the following piece about her own experience with losing a loved one....
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Apr. 16, 2018There are no comments yet. 20454 Views
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Selfishness, Poverty, and LunchI was late to lunch in a new city, chipped and chilled by biting winds. A man entered my gaze as I hurried forward; he was facing what looked like the city...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by Removalist Newcastle, on Feb 24, 2019 at 2:46 am | 19 comments | 18982 Views
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What Am I Striving For?==I Recently, my work life and professional aspirations have been getting the better of me. In turn, I’ve felt myself getting worse: tension, unease, and discontent...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Apr. 2, 2018Last comment by pooja, on Jun 25, 2018 at 10:44 pm | 8 comments | 18755 Views
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Twenty Years in the Sixties: How an Alcoholic Hippie Became a Self-Giving Servant
Left: Andy Burnham in 1978. Right: Burnham today.
Looking out toward a sunny Autumn morning in Palo Alto, Andy Burnham described his moment...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Nov. 20, 2017Last comment by maaia, on Jan 31, 2018 at 6:09 am | 8 comments | 17888 Views
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Guest Post: Youth, Illness, and Advance Care Directives==I This piece is a guest-written essay by Leilani Graham, a Palo Alto native and graduate of Henry M. Gunn High School. Leilani is now a San Francisco-based writer,...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Sep. 25, 2018Last comment by albert, on Dec 23, 2018 at 3:31 am | 5 comments | 17571 Views
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LonelinessWalking into the low-lit room I noticed, as always, the cushy couch, the beautiful bedframe, the family photos strewn on cabinets. Everything was familiar....
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by 192.168.1.254, on Apr 13, 2019 at 2:35 am | 42 comments | 17565 Views
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In the Uncertainty of Chronic Illness, A Young Woman Finds Reasons to LiveWhen Jennifer Thompson’s ribs began to crack, people started taking her seriously. By that time, Thompson – now twenty-two – was eighteen years...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Nov. 6, 2017Last comment by Birdnscrap, on Feb 1, 2018 at 1:04 am | 9 comments | 17390 Views
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What is a Life?My grandmother’s second stroke continues, hauntingly, to occupy my thoughts and imagination; with every passing week I am further reminded of her diminished...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Dec. 17, 2018There are no comments yet. 16994 Views
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Data and Compassion: Radical Tools in the Fight for Gun Control
Students in Washington D.C. during National Walkout Day, March 14, 2018.
During last week’s National Walkout Day, a nationwide demonstration...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Mar. 19, 2018Last comment by mohit2931, on May 23, 2018 at 1:34 am | 13 comments | 16846 Views
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Always Moving: Jazmin Toca's Tale of Joy, Disability, and Purpose==I This piece is the first in a multi-part series, telling stories about employees of Ada's Cafe -- the 501c3 nonprofit cafe in the Mitchell Park community center,...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on May. 14, 2018Last comment by Ashwin kumar, on Jun 20, 2018 at 6:03 pm | 1 comment | 15709 Views
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Are We Really Up To This?“Are you really up to this?” That was Liliko Ngata, 41, on a recent Saturday afternoon in East Palo Alto. Liliko and I were at Project WeHOPE (a local homeless...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Oct. 16, 2017Last comment by PAer, on Nov 10, 2017 at 11:16 am | 4 comments | 15457 Views
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Community Revisited, Part One: Would I Raise a Family in Palo Alto?==I These past few weeks, I have thought quite a bit about community. I've been attending Bible studies and discussions at Stanford, specifically focused on community;...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Jan. 29, 2018Last comment by meycing999, on Apr 29, 2018 at 4:23 am | 19 comments | 15165 Views
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Modern Hospice Care and The Death of Ivan IlyichReaders: Apologies for my recent delay in posts! I've been awaiting approval for pieces on a couple individuals in the Ada's employee series. In the meantime,...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by KJH, on Jun 21, 2018 at 7:13 pm | 4 comments | 14585 Views
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Hospice, Palliative Care, and the Healing of a Life==B With the recent holiday season, I've been taking a much-needed break from my research and writing work. To recharge my energy and ideas, I'll be off from writing...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Jan. 2, 2019There are no comments yet. 14109 Views
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Trials of My GrandmotherThere was no single change which confirmed, to my mind, that my grandmother had suffered a stroke. She had, of course, but I had been trying to see things...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by Aaron, on Feb 9, 2019 at 3:56 pm | 3 comments | 13295 Views
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