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Aphasia, Communication, and Caregiving
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I Was Never “Just” a Visitor
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Humanity on the Brink: Narratives of Caregiving and Dementia
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On Being a Foster Parent During Covid
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Old Jews
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Ethical Perspectives on Advance Directives for Dementia
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayFour articles in the Hastings Center Report make an array of claims about whether advance directives should or should not be used to instruct caregivers to withhold oral feeding of a person who reaches a designated stage of dementia. I would like to advance some central ethical observations on th...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Envisioning Civic Palliative Care
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayDying cannot be understood properly, or responded to well, without recourse to the connections between the dying experience and the larger social structures that make up a social and civic community. To develop this perspective further, it is important to envision a new kind of palliative care system...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Love and Boundaries in Medicine
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIt’s a little-known and rarely discussed fact of medical practice that doctors value the ability to love our patients. If the thought of doctors loving patients makes you queasy, be reassured. I’m not talking about romantic love but the visceral sense of goodwill and impulse to service that draws...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Should We Get Ready for Prime Time?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayFor the first few years after my husband Howard died, I talked to him often. These were not ghostly, paranormal encounters; I was just thinking out loud about my life without him. Ten years later, these occasions happen less frequently, usually connected with an anniversary or a family event. In my i...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
The Lady Writer and the Valkyrie: Magda Szabo’s Novel The Door
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayAn old woman desperately needs medical attention. Yet she fiercely refuses every offer of help from friends, neighbors, and the local doctor. No one will get past her door, she vows. Respecting her autonomy means leaving her alone, possibly to die. Intervening to save her means risking her wrath and ...Read the Post