JOURNAL OF HEALING ESSAYS

Six things learned after 13 years

We have the cure but not the will

The end of a period in more ways than one

Paws to consider the good life

Busy is as busy does

Do dollars add up to the best medical decision?

For Valentine's Day, skip the math

An economy of care may not be so caring

Resolution: To live up to my own obituary

SNAFU: Situation Normal -- All Fixed Up

The harvest is rich from seeds of the heart

Good patient care requires CYA antidote

Heavy Stuff: Confessions of a furniture mover

The trick is to treat with a clear conscience

The doctor's diagnosis was right on the mark

Traveling with wheels, but never alone

Knowing when to let go

What goes up gets ordered down

My life in dog years

Oh, the inconvenience of conveniences

Debate rages over end-of-life issues

Think about those boundaries in your head

The label is only part of who we are

To a dad who's gone but ever more present

Straight lines get you from point to point but not through life

Years of endurance punctuated by romance

The scientific method may not have a prayer

Just get over it? Not likely

The Reeve legacy: How tragedy empowers

Good news: Apologies with no regrets

Quick and easy, but for whom?

Sail on, o ship of state, but change course

No option, but there are still choices

I saw it on TV; it must be good

The Aging Brain: A Forest of Wisdom

If this is progress, why do I feel so backward?

Old age is all in how you look at it

When doctor's orders are tough to obey

When plans go awry, take heart

Plenty of turkeys for Thanksgiving this year

High medical bills? It's a matter of values

Health care a la Wal-Mart

No shortcuts to the right pathway

Do they make funny bone implants?

Roll a mile in their wheelchairs

Faith and familiarity get us through the long haul

THE END
Final entry in the
'Journal of Healing'


JOHN E. ANDRIST
OBITUARY