Category: Stories

Terminal Lucidity

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Nov 1, 2018 | Diary, News, Stories | 0 |

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What do the Suffering Really Want?

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Mar 1, 2018 | Compassion, Stories, Tools | 5 |

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How Much Do You Want To Know?

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Feb 1, 2018 | Stories, Tools | 4 |

Our appointment is at 2:00 on Tuesday afternoon. It’s our first visit. My name is Mary Ann and I...

Calling All Souls

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Oct 1, 2017 | News, Stories | 1 |

When my cat Tiger died she left an unbearable ache in my heart. Animals do this. They hold joy and...

The Many Sad Faces of Mr. Toledano

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Jul 1, 2017 | News, Poetry, Stories, Uncategorized, Videos | 2 |

Phillip Toledano was terrified of growing old. So he decided to do it as many times as possible....

A New York City Taxi Driver Once Wrote:

by Mary Ann Papageorge | May 1, 2017 | Compassion, Stories | 5 |

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Strange Hauntings

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Nov 1, 2016 | Diary, Stories | 0 |

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It’s a Trial Run

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Oct 1, 2016 | Stories, Tools | 3 |

My husband and I had a robust conversation the other day after his recovery from the common cold....

That Dragon, Cancer

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Apr 1, 2016 | News, Stories, Uncategorized, Videos | 0 |

Imagine my surprise when I came upon “That Dragon, Cancer“. Video games are generally more suited to escapism than intimacy. In this game Ryan and Amy Green share the story of raising their young son Joel who...

Final Chapters

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Mar 1, 2016 | Stories, Tools | 1 |

Death goes in and out of fashion. The topic goes dormant for a few years, and then someone calls...

Food and the Dying Patient

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Oct 1, 2015 | Advance Care Planning, Stories | 2 |

The patient had dementia and could no longer swallow. The intricate workings of the muscles of her...

Dementia and End of Life

by Mary Ann Papageorge | Feb 1, 2015 | News, Stories | 8 |

Jerome Medalie keeps his advance directive hanging in a plastic sleeve in his front hall closet,...

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