Posts Tagged ‘death’
GriefSPEAK: A Dog’s Grief – Mari Nardolillo Dias
loss of a pet
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: What would you do? – Mari Dias Nardolillo
by Mari Dias Nardolillo, EdD, contributing writer, grief and grieving Heather has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Stage 4 metastasized breast cancer to the lung and brain. The chemotherapy makes her feel worse than the cancer. As a 50-year-old divorced woman with one adult daughter, Heather wants to opt for “death with dignity.” Her…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Human composting, another option for burial – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer Yay or Nay? Natural organic reduction (NOR), better known as human composting, passed with more than a two to one vote in the RI House of Representatives this week. If the Senate does the same, Rhode Island will be the 7th state to allow voluntary human composting: joining…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: “To sleep, perchance to dream” – Mari Nardolillo Dias
death and induced coma
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Voir Dire – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving The receptionist at her PCP reviewed Katerina’s information. “Any changes in address, insurance, emergency contact information?” Katerina lost her breath; however, the receptionist did not notice as she never looked up from her computer. She repeated, “Katerina, is all the information the same?” Katerina…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: A happy death – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer “To die, to sleep – To sleep, perchance to dream – ay there’s the rub. For in this sleep of death what dreams may come.” (William Shakespeare) Griffin was a dear cousin of mine. Like most cousin relationships in the 50’s and 60’s, we played manhunt and hide…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Death ends a life. Not a relationship – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving The pictures on my refrigerator door have morphed throughout time. High school graduation yearbook pictures morphed into wedding photos and images of newborns. Today all refrigerator photos have been replaced with obituaries and prayer cards. In addition, many images of pets who have crossed the…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Anger with no place to go – Mari Nardolillo Dias
griefSPEAK addresses dealing with the death of someone who has ghosted you
Read MoreRI woman in Washington County died from Powassan, a rare Tick-Borne virus
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease (Powassan) detected in a Rhode Island resident who later died after contracting the disease. Laboratory testing was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which confirmed the finding earlier this month. The case involved…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Death Anniversaries. Bobby Nardolillo Jr, gone 2 years – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer This week marks two years since my brother Bobby Nardolillo, Jr passed. When writing about his initial passing, I described my feelings as “Gravity changed, and the earth slipped off its axis.” Two years later, I still am reminded that something seems amiss in my world, yet…
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