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I Pray To No One and Everyone
3 min read - Poetry Slam
I pray to no one, and to everyone.
When I silently say,
I hope you make it.
And these five words contain all the things
I wish for this stranger…
Is “dying with dignity advocacy” a very hard nut to crack?
6 min read - Is "dying with dignity" advocacy a very hard nut to crack!? The short answer is: yes. And not because the work is less worthy or less urgent, but because the terrain is fundamentally different…
Reconciliation - a Personal Pledge
8 min read - On this Day of Reconciliation in South Africa, I wake with the familiar sound of the wind running its fingers through the trees in our garden…
A Life of Principle, Compassion and Courage: Honouring Emeritus Professor Johannes Phillipus van Niekerk
3 min read - Emeritus Professor Johannes Phillipus van Niekerk is remembered for his profound impact on medical education, bioethics, palliative care and assisted dying in South Africa, and for his enduring legacy of principled leadership, compassion and moral courage.
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” — Albert Camus
5 min read - “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” — Albert Camus…
From Rage to Resolve - The Maggi Savage Story
3 min read - Maggi Savage is angry. Her husband and partner of forty-four years, Neil, died from organ failure, the inevitable conclusion to a terminal dread disease, in April after months of unbearable suffering - but he was not ready to go.