8 great books about dying

The chances are, more of us are mortal than have multiple orgasms -Violet Weingarten, Intimations of Mortality When I was diagnosed … More

Lifesaving Poems: Mark Strand’s ‘A Morning’

A MorningI have carried it with me each day: that morning I tookmy uncle’s boat from the brown water coveand … More

May the Silence Break Because you do not speakI know the shockof water encountering a rock. Supremacy of silence is … More

Six years ago today I was told I wasn’t going to die. Those weren’t the words my consultant used, but … More

With Only One LifeHold with both handsThe tray of every dayAnd pass in turnAlong this counter.There is enough sunFor everybody.There … More

Last week I posted a blog about entering remission after treatment for cancer. For me this moment will forever be … More

In February I wrote a blog post on the anniversary of my diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of … More

I was deeply saddened to hear ten days ago of the death of Jörn Cann, the ward doctor in the … More

PrayerEvery day I want to speak with you. And every day something more importantcalls for my attention – the drugstore, … More

Alone I One evening in February I came near to dying here. The car skidded sideways on the ice, out … More

If you write poetry (and I assume that if you do, you are also actively engaged in reading it), sooner … More

Love Listen Let’s love, listen, take time when time is all we have. Let’s be unafraid to be kind, learn … More