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04 October 2010

On Death and Dying and Harry Potter


Or, more accurately on grief and caregiving.

Once again, this blog has been more about fertility than mortality for some time. I guess that's because I spend more of my time feeling hopeful, or at least helpful, rather than dwelling in grief. And that's good, right?

I still read every article on death and dying, and grief and caregiving.
Today I stumbled across two interviews, one the Oprah interview of J.K. Rowling, and the other an interview with Arthur Kleinman, director of Harvard's Asia Center.

The Oprah interview touches on the death of Rowling's mother, and how the grief and depression Rowling suffered influenced everything about the writing of Harry Potter. Kleinman talks about caring for his wife at home for 7 years after her Alzheimer's diagnosis.

And while we're on the subject of Harry Potter, I should mention that during bed rest, I looked quite a bit like Bellatrix LeStrange. Except in pyjamas.