tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497533264000861118.post2269284858262003320..comments2024-03-19T03:19:28.975-04:00Comments on The Belle of Cowbell: The Bipolar Therapist from Willow Grove, PA: Let's sit on the front porchRuth Z Deminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582780727165466659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497533264000861118.post-69707841241504485452010-07-31T14:39:52.416-04:002010-07-31T14:39:52.416-04:00iris, yes, you've offered your ear before and ...iris, yes, you've offered your ear before and i truly appreciate it tho we no longer live on the northwood campus of goddard college in vt. i really appreciate your friendship & will certainly call on you should i need you.Ruth Z Deminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582780727165466659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497533264000861118.post-79816169128622894692010-07-31T14:28:57.315-04:002010-07-31T14:28:57.315-04:00You always bring interesting folks and interesting...You always bring interesting folks and interesting, thought provoking questions to our attention. I have had reasons for and occasions to look at all of these end of life issues and at the medical and care intrusions that humans are subjected to in the name of survival at any cost. We each have a different way ofviewing such things. My brother suffered through dialysis. It was his choice. He hated it but he was convinced that he would get a kidney before long and then his life would change for the better. A friend refused it (dialysis) had a transplant in time, but died a few years later of something altogether unrelated. The choice each one made was the right one for him and for her.<br /><br /> All we can do, those close to people facing such decisions and those on the periphery, is to listen...listen deeply and with caring and concern and only inserting opinion when it is truly desired. It is sad that most people don't want to talk about these things. However, there are those who do. I am always here, to listen, and/or to talk, depending on what you might need at that moment. Geographical distance doesn't matter and the distance of years dissolves in a quick minute when a friend is a real friend.<br /><br />Iris Arenson-FullerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com