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Category Archives: Who am I when my Body Fails me?
Who am I when my Body Fails Me – Guest Blog by Jeff Huisman
Who am I when my body fails me? Oh, that was an easy answer when the question was first posed to me. “I am myself in a failing body,” I thought. After all, I’m already growing accustomed to pain, and … Continue reading
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Who am I when my Body Fails Me – Someone Facing Death
Geriatrician Joanne Lynn frequently asks these two questions of the audiences of health experts she speaks to: “How many of you expect to die?” And in every audience some people do not raise their hands. Then she asks, “Would you prefer to … Continue reading
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Who am I when my Body Fails Me? Someone Learning to Accept Powerlessness
Lately my husband and I have been nearly overwhelmed with health issues, some new and some longstanding. As I waded through these months (in very heavy boots), I learned some answers to the question this series asks: Who am I … Continue reading
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WHO AM I WHEN MY BODY FAILS ME? – Guest Blog by Anonymous
Who am I when my body fails me? For quite awhile I was someone I didn’t recognize. When I got up in the morning, in the daylight hours, and when I went to bed at night, I had become a … Continue reading
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Who Am I When My Body Fails Me? – A Matter of Style
Phillip Simmons was diagnosed with ALS in 1993 when he was 35. He was a husband, father, and professor. At the start of a promising literary career he suddenly had to learn the art of dying. Nine years later he … Continue reading
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Who am I when my Body Fails Me – Guest Blog (Anonymous)
Our Christian faith teaches that we are spiritual beings and that our bodies are temples for the Holy Spirit. It also teaches that God created us in God’s image and declared His creation to be good. We derive much of … Continue reading
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Who am I when my Body Fails Me? – Someone Learning to Let Go
After my second retirement in 2014, I had to work through the question “Who am I when I’m not what I used to do?” In other words, who am I when I am no longer the Director of Spiritual Formation … Continue reading
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