Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred from the gurney to the hospital bed. Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was alert and cheerful. We got her settled in. I finished marking her name on...
Late Fragmentis the final poem in the poet and short story writer Raymond Carver’s (1938-1988) last published work,A New Pathto the Waterfall, a collection that was written while he was dying of cancer. I value the Carver poem for a number of reasons. Mostly, I admire its simplicity ...
Heartbreaking Words of Young Mum Struck Down by Skin Cancer ; AS FRIENDS FUND-RAISE FOR FAMILY, DYING MUM WARNS OF SUN PERILA HEARTBROKEN mum of three dying from skin cancer has written aninspirational message to...Varma, Anuji
A couple of days ago, I saw a dog named Cookie. He was dying of cancer (癌). The dog’s owners, Steven and Maggie were very ___, and so was their little boy, Jimmy. I told the family we couldn’t do ___ for Cookie, and I told them that they could give the old dog the...
HeLa cells are an immortal cell line that has been a major tool used in biological discoveries; such as the vaccine for polio, discovery of genetic diseases, cloning, and HIV and cancer treatments. Although most of the general public rarely has heard of HeLa cells, they receive the benefits...
the closet–along with other “old” things. Interestingly though, there were numerous others of the old gang who continued to be present in Bonnie’s life. This was not primarily an issue of the “old guy” holding on…this was an issue of a younger person’s preference and indifference...
Free Essay: At some point in life, almost every person has heard phrases that sound something like, “smoking kills” or “be smart, don’t start”. For most...
Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025 The plan was to resume chemotherapy afterward but a combination of positive margins (residual cancer cells) and a white blood cell count that never rebounded prevented her from continuing. Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for...
As I face my own death coming from confirmed stage four esophageal cancer these lines by Dave Mathews so speak to me. Understanding, as always, everything has to begin and end. But how to stay alive in that understanding? And how striking Dave Mathew’s image of a person as a ship in...
I didn’t know Lisa Bonchek Adams personally; I only followed her words on herblogand Twitter. However, in that weird but wonderful way of this community, I felt like I knew her. Even though her writing focused on her metastatic cancer, even though she was very clear and direct about he...