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May 23, 2016

A Day in the Life of a Hypochondriac

Written by Caren Chesler

Death and illness are rational fears, yet there are some truths we need to ignore in order to function. For people with health anxiety, a strange lump can incite a multitude of fears. A generous (sometimes humorous) window into life with hypochondria.

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March 8, 2016

We Let Them Go When the Time Has Come

Written by Jane Gross

How do you know when it's time to say goodbye? For pets and people both, it’s not always clear when the time has come. Jane Gross on watching her dog die and reckoning with the decision of when to let go.

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November 1, 2015

The Complicated Notion of Complicated Grief

Written by Jane Gross

Can the process of grieving go on too long? Especially when you write about it for a living? Jane Gross on her bout with understanding death's unsettled trajectory.

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September 29, 2015

The Choice

Written by Janie Brown

For the end of Suicide Awareness Month, an elegy for a vibrant but fragile life unraveled by mental health — and one woman's challenge to recognize love in the presence of desperation.

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August 16, 2015

Losing Faith and Finding it Again in the ICU

Written by Amy Oestreicher

At the age of 18, a young woman goes into a coma and faces a near-death experience. For nearly four years, she's hospitalized and tries to find peace and God — in a well-lit intensive care unit — in her dreams. A story of faith, hope, and gratitude for the landscape of dreams.

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May 30, 2015

Hanging by a Thread

Written by Elizabeth Aquino

Rather than grieve for the loss of “normalcy,” a mother of a child with refractory seizure disorder chooses to exult in her being exactly the way she is. Weaving in the Four Noble Truths, she marvels at the gifts of intimacy, false notions of power and control, and the hope and humor that follows.

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