Douggosling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 57 )

• The Value of Extra Time.

  I volunteer a lot to speak or be interviewed for videos and such as part of my "bucket list" item of giving back. I have opinions on many things related to... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Regrets?

  Having just buried my mother, I have been thinking a lot about whether people die in peace and what it takes for them to have that privilege. My mother died... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bye Mom! I Love You!

  My mother died this past Wednesday just short of her 91st birthday and four and a half years after her husband died at the age of 92. As a son, it was a... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fears of Dying.

  I'm not afraid of dying. Not now anyway. But I do think I'm afraid of experiencing the fear of dying as my time gets closer. When I start to feel that cold... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thanks Jack!

  We have lost a great man. Jack Layton, long-time politician, new surprise Leader of the Official Opposition, gentle man and friend to many has died of an... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Making Choices.

  I just finished reading a great book called "DNR - Real Stories of Life, Death and Somewhere In Between" by Lauren Jodi Van Scoy MD. I didn't know what to... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• What's in a Name?

  What's in a name? Sometimes a lot. When you're dying, the terminology you use can make a big difference in how people understand your situation, how they trea... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Will I Miss?

  With an expectation of leaving this world within the next year or two, I think a lot about where I'm going, and I will certainly be blogging on that subject a... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Uselessness, Limitless.

  I have always been a Type "A" personality, driven, a perfectionist, a workaholic, a control freak. Even around the house, if something needed to be done, I... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reminders Everywhere!

  It's hard not to think about death when you have been given a timeframe. It's sort of like waiting on death row. It's probably even worse for me because my... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fighting for Your Life Or Just a Distraction?

  One of the things you hear when someone has cancer is how they are fighting it or fighting for their life. When someone dies from cancer, we talk about losing... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Will to Live.

  My mother is not doing very well. She is 90 years old with multiple medical problems and lives in a long term care facility. She suffers from Alzheimer's Diseas... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Too Early to Deal with Grief?

  The tone in our house has changed, as you can imagine. Certainly, our long term planning has a much shorter time frame and, in most cases, decisions are easier. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thinkin' Too Much!

  I'm back from cottage country and feeling a little out of sorts. It was great to be away from the city for awhile. It felt like a real vacation, which may... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Final Frontier

  Death. The word alone surrounds us in a veil of darkness and prods mercilesy at that tiny well of fear that sits at the core of our being. It's a sad word too... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Profound Responsibility

  I had a follow up meeting with my oncologist today. My last chemo treatment had slowed down the rate of growth of my cancer temporarily (at too high a cost, min... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcome to Dying Digitally

  On April 6, 2011 (by coincidence, my 58th birthday), my oncologist advised me that I had 12 to 18 months left to live. Now, this wasn’t some kind of subatomic... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION