Monday, November 30, 2009

Three Rivers and Prognostication Sunglasses(?)

I'm always on the look out for palliative care topics in the movies and on television. Last week I happened to see two different television shows that I found blog worthy.The first was an episode of Three Rivers entitled "The Luckiest Man". (The full episode is available online (legally) for a short time through the above link.) Not a...

Monday, November 30, 2009 by Amber Wollesen, MD · 5

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Engage with Grace 2009

In consideration of the many family dinners that will occur over the next few days of the Thanksgiving holiday, for the second year in a row Pallimed is hosting (along with several other medical bloggers) a guest post from Engage with Grace and the One Slide Project.  This post will stay at the top of all Pallimed blogs from Tuesday...

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 by Christian Sinclair · 0

Monday, November 23, 2009

The Death of Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street

With November 2009 being the 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street, I wanted to feature one of the shows which dealt with the death of a major character, which I had only learned about after listening to a segment on "C is for Controversy" about Sesame Street on NPR's Talk of the Nation. Episode 1839, titled 'Farewell, Mr. Hooper,' aired...

Monday, November 23, 2009 by Christian Sinclair · 5

Monday, November 16, 2009

Eco-Friendly Burial

Everyone seems focused on "Going Green" these days, and the world of burial practices is no different.I always just assumed that cremation was an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional embalming and casket burial. I have learned researching this topic that there are actually several more natural alternatives out there.Let's talk ecology...

Monday, November 16, 2009 by Amy Clarkson · 4

Monday, November 9, 2009

Try Not To Breathe

Have you ever had that 'Aha Moment'? Have you ever been listening to a song you have heard a hundred times and suddenly it just made sense?Listening to this podcast from Studio 360 gave me my own 'Aha Moment' as Monica Murphy describes her moment brought on by R.E.M.'s Try not to Breathe and Nightswimming on the Automatic For The People...

Monday, November 9, 2009 by Amber Wollesen, MD · 1

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Palliative Care Grand Rounds 1.10

Welcome to Palliative Care Grand Rounds, the monthly review of the best of palliative care related blogs.  Welcome to Pallimed: Arts and Humanities if you have not been here before.  Take a look around this sister blog to Pallimed for some great commentary from Amber Wollesen and Amy Clarkson. This month I am handing out awards because I am so glad to see so many bloggers talking about palliative care issues and I...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 by Christian Sinclair · 11

Monday, November 2, 2009

Kris Kulski

In lieu of Halloween's passing, I find it a nice excuse to visit the macabre. Last year we looked at artist Laurie Lipton's pencil drawings, using skeletons as the subject. This year I've come across an incredibly fascinating artist by the name of Kris Kuksi, who also uses skeletons.Kris was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1973 and raised...

Monday, November 2, 2009 by Amy Clarkson · 0