Posts tagged with ‘death’

  • This Day in History April 28, 1985

    By Ruth on April 28, 2013
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    To my fellow Canadians, this is a date that is special to your country.  Why?  On this date in 1985, the very first National Day of Mourning was first observed.  This is a day in which those who have been killed or injured on the job are remembered.  Since it started in Canada, this is now a day that is […]
  • This Day in History March 30, 2005

    By Ruth on March 31, 2013
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    Yet another story I should remember but don’t.  On this date in 2005, Terri Schiavo died in hospice care after having her feeding tube removed for the second time.  This was a huge case where the government and family were very involved, and right-to-die was the main issue here.  Four years earlier, her tube had been removed at the request of […]
  • “Twelve Months” be Steven Manchester Book Review

    By Ruth on October 11, 2012
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    ABOUT TWELVE MONTHS Don DiMarco has a very good life – a family 
he loves, a comfortable lifestyle, passions and interests that keep him amused. He also thought he had time, but that turned out not to be the case. Faced with news that might have immediately felled most, Don now wonders if he has time enough. Time enough to […]