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EndNotes archive for Nov. 17, 2011

THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 2011

Through Eternity into Forever

The third week in November holds magic for our family when we celebrate National Adoption Day. My teen-age son and I opt out of our routine and slip over to the courthouse where families gather. Today we witnessed nine children joining seven families. The judge…

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 Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in 1970. 
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Bucket lists and Kubler-Ross

If you've ever wondered why you, or someone else you know, didn't grieve in the stages of grief identified by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross 40 years ago, wonder no more. Turns out that grief experts in recent years are rethinking those stages. At a Hospice Foundation of…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.