In January of 2015, we held a Winter Study class at month long Williams College on issues pertaining to Death and Dying. The course led to a web site, KOHD-WC, that has taken on a life of its own (pun intended).
If you are interested in this topic, we can add your name to the KOHD-WC mailing list. Just email DJE. The death and dying blog has timely information that will be helpful to some individuals.
The Doctor by Sir Luke Fildes, 1887
There is much more to the art of healing than just closing a surgical incision, dressing a wound or writing a prescription. Medical practice is after all the stuff of life; and because literature historically has been an attempt to capture the essence of what it means to be alive, it is small wonder that the two complement each other so beautifully.
None of us can be all things to all men; but we can certainly make some fumbling attempts to alleviate suffering in the world and bear one another’s burdens as best we can. As Rilke so aptly put it, perhaps if we learn to love the questions themselves, we can one day live on into the answers. more»
Brian T. Maurer has practiced pediatrics as a Physician Assistant for thirty years. His "Marginal Notes" column appears periodically in the Cell2Soul Blog. The title "Marginal Notes" is taken from a quote by Henry David Thoreau: "I love a broad margin to my life."