Sandra Shea
About the artist:
Sandra Shea is an associate professor at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. “As a colon and skin cancer survivor, I know WAY too much about how health care works from the inside! Ireland holds a special place in my
Alicia Demetropolis
About the artist:
Alicia Jean Demetropolis is an orthopedic exercise specialist and healthcare assistant and is certified in providing spiritual care to people at the end of life. She is a published author of fiction and nonfiction and writes and publishes a quarterly newsletter
Jef Gamblee
As I stand beside the bed in Mr. Jerome’s living room, his pit bull puppy sniffs the body bag lying on a stretcher nearby. His cat curls up on the bedside shelf.
“That dog gonna be a problem?” asks Jude, one of the crematory guys.
“She might get underfoot,” says the neighbor, whose name I can’t remember. “But she’s a lover, not a fighter.”
Jude and Chuck are here to
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