#Grief is not a task to finish and move on, but an element of yourself - and element of being.

#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth

"Was she going to die from her disease? It was a conversation she wanted to have."

Sarah Wildman for The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/opinion/children-cancer-grief.html

#Longreads #Grief #Death #Children #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer

We tend to think of emotions-happiness, sadness or grief-as good or bad mental states. But emotions have a direct impact on our physical #health, too. Having dealt with unimaginable #grief, this physician explains how it gets into our bones, and she offers helpful personal insights and science-backed advice for anyone dealing with extreme emotional setbacks.

https://medium.com/wise-well/when-my-whole-body-grieved-d3d747b328fe?sk=56a6d4cc3cfeb34d807a36eee5c379db

[EDIT] We did it:

https://www.bradleywwright.com/2025/03/10/greenhouse-project/

I'm teaching my 5th graders how to use drills and drivers right now. We're going to build a greenhouse and grow some vegetables. This is better than AI. All the 'edtech thought leaders' telling me I need to integrate AI into my curriculum can shrivel up and blow away on the cold cyber wind of 'progress'. I will keep teaching kids to do real stuff and make the world a better place. #edu #teacher #maker #making #fablab

A late-November afternoon down at the lake: Crows circling overhead, cormorants perched in the trees, geese (and a lone coot) just kind of standing around.

#birds #birding #birdwatching #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography