Comments on Pallimed: Arts & Humanities: The Death of Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street

I was 22 when this show played probably in nursing...

2009-12-08T05:41:58.765-08:00

I was 22 when this show played probably in nursing school - year before my own children watched Sesame Street. I watched the clip of the scene - and am awe by the emotions showed by the actors - and the great way that Sesame Street handled this topic. Thank you for posting about this topic.

I was about to graduate from college when this air...

2009-11-25T19:36:31.724-08:00

I was about to graduate from college when this aired (OK, I am officially old), but I well remember the big news of Sesame Street actually talking about someone dying--good for them to be real with kids!

I had a lot of fun researching this post. It was ...

2009-11-24T19:56:33.607-08:00

I had a lot of fun researching this post. It was a little hard to keep track of all the links and the video clips, but now I have a ton of trivia embedded in my head about this episode. I was 8 when this aired. I don't think I was watching Sesame Street at the time so no memories for me. I was just surprised it was the first time I had heard about this since I started my palliative care training 6 years ago.

I was 5 when this aired and I still remember it vi...

2009-11-23T11:17:00.666-08:00

I was 5 when this aired and I still remember it vividly. Funny how that sticks with you. Still makes me teary eyed. Probably more so now. Thanks for posting it.

This is a wonderful post, Christian. Children are ...

2009-11-23T03:18:26.379-08:00

This is a wonderful post, Christian. Children are left out of positive death discussions too often. This lays the foundation for fear and avoidance of death conversations later in life. "Sesame Street" handled Mr. Hooper's death in a sensitive and caring manner. Thank you for adding this information to my memory box.

Frances