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    Simon Says
    An ambulance backs into a parking lot on Friday at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., which has become the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state.
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    Opinion: 1 Unfathomable Toll Of The Coronavirus Outbreak — Dying Alone

    Mar 07, 2020
    NPR's Scott Simon reflects on how people who die from complications related to COVID-19 might spend their last days isolated and alone.
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    Book Reviews
    <em>Joy Enough</em>, by Sarah McColl
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    'Joy Enough' Recalls A Daughter's All-Encompassing Love For Her Mother

    Jan 16, 2019
    Sarah McColl unstintingly puts her heart on the page as she reflects on caring for her dying mother, with whom she is unimaginably close, as her marriage fails.
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    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Haider Warraich has written medical and opinion pieces for <em>The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal</em> and <em>The Atlantic.</em>
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    Doctor Considers The Pitfalls Of Extending Life And Prolonging Death

    Jan 30, 2017
    In Modern Death, Dr. Haider Warraich says a slow dying process, during which patients move in and out of hospitals or nursing homes, is a "very recent development in our history as a species."
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    Shots - Health News
    Kerry Egan, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, has worked as both a hospice chaplain and a hospital chaplain.
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    Hospice Chaplain Reflects On Life, Death And The 'Strength Of The Human Soul'

    Oct 31, 2016
    Kerry Egan's job is to help dying people accept their own mortality. It's profoundly sad, but it's also rewarding. "I'm constantly reminded of ... how much love people have for each other," she says.
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    How We Die In Las Vegas

    Oct 29, 2015

    There are only two sure things in life – death and taxes.

    Taxes are due by April 15, but there is no due date when it comes to dying.

    So, how do people die in Las Vegas?

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    The Two-Way
    A new study shows energy output from 200,000 galaxies is half what it was billions of years ago. It's further evidence the universe is slowly declining.  This undated NASA Hubble Space Telescope show the spiral galaxy NGC 1512 captured in all wavelengths
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    New Research Explores Why The Universe Is Dying

    Aug 10, 2015
    A study by the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) project measured energy output of more than 200,000 galaxies. The findings show the galaxies are half as strong as they were 2 billion years ago.
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    Shots - Health News
    Rodgers uses abstract shapes of home and movement to evoke her father's journey to living in a hospital in<em> Liminal Space. </em>
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    A Woman Uses Art To Come To Terms With Her Father's Death

    May 04, 2015
    Artist Jennifer Rodgers' father was hospitalized for seven months with sepsis before he died. She used the creative process to try to comprehend his suffering and her loss.
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