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Wisdom By Alan Luber
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| 12/11/03 | Physician, Heal Thyself |
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Sometimes it seems that life gives me a never ending source of Dave Barry-like material, and that these columns seem to write themselves. Such is the case today. I've spoken about my medical team on a number of occasions, and how pleased I am with them. One of the reasons I spend so much time talking about my excellent doctors is that I find them to be notable exceptions in what I feel is generally an arrogant profession...MORE |
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| 12/1/03 | Preserving the Memories of Loved Ones |
| Ever since I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, I
have been obsessed with the fact that most people are forgotten within
years after they die, or at best a few decades. Consider my Aunt Tess - my mother's sister - for example. She was one of the nicest, funniest, vibrant, loving people I have ever known, but she died young (in her fifties) from cancer. She was so loved that my mother used to say that it got harder as the years went by to live without her, not easier. Time does not always heal the wounds. Today, there are probably only six people still alive who knew and loved Aunt Tess. When they die, it will be as if Aunt Tess never existed at all, and that's just so wrong. And then there's my paternal grandfather, Phil Luber, who died before any of his grandchildren were born. Today, only his two surviving sons can testify to his existence, generosity, and good deeds. So how do we preserve the memory of loved ones for future generations? Here's my recipe.....MORE |
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| 10/30/03 | Uplifting Music From Dion Dimucci |
| Recently, I asked my oncologist what I should be doing in addition to chemotherapy to prolong my life. He came up with several suggestions, one of which was to listen to uplifting music, and there is nothing more uplifting than the CD I am going to review for you today...MORE | |
| Teach Your Children Well | |
| When I was a young lad growing up in Philadelphia, my parents would often introduce me to relatives at family affairs (usually bar mitzvahs). "This is your Aunt Lena," my mother would say, or "You remember your Aunt Tillie." Of course, I saw these people so infrequently that I didn't remember Aunt Tillie, and I had to be reintroduced to her each time we met. And I can recall being embarrassed when one of these aunts or uncles would corner me and say, "You remember who I am, don't you?". ....MORE | |
| The Executor's Song | |
| Read this informative
seven part series on how to be the executor of an estate, based on my
personal experiences.
Part 1, An Unhappy and Burdensome Task |
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| How To Find a Good Book (Look for a Bad Movie) | |
| A few weeks ago my wife and I sat down to watch Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the movie based on John Berendt's book. After about fifteen minutes, I couldn't take it anymore. The slow, plodding pace (not to mention the absence of gratuitous sex and violence) bored me to tears. ....MORE | |
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