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Why I Won’t Use the Phrase “There But For the Grace of God, Go I.”
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
This oft-spoken statement rippled through my mind yesterday as I was with people whose daughter/niece/granddaughter had died 11 years ago, at age five, of a brain tumor. Throughout the day, I also chanced to speak with others who had either lost loved ones, or they themselves had been diagnosed with cancer. I chatted with a mother whose…
Recovering From Someone Else’s Illness and Death
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
Today, as I sat on the exam table for my annual physical at my PCP’s office, I was speaking with the Physician Assistant. I have been going to this practice since moving back from Florida in 1993, so it feels like family. The doc and his staff are warm and engaging and truly care…
Getting My ‘Kneeds’ Met
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
A month or so ago, I began to notice a disturbing trend. My 60-year-old knees began to creak and groan, sometimes feeling as if they belonged to a marionette rather than a person; stiff and inflexible. Paradoxically, when I exercise on the various leg strengthening equipment at the gym, they fare just fine. No aches…
Hanging Out in God’s Waiting Room
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
In 2010, my mother was nearing the exit from this earthly…
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