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Richard Alther

Richard Alther

Social Isolation versus Loneliness: Not the Same

In the grip of the pandemic, we constantly hear of “social isolation.” Perhaps it is the worst of this global plague that affects every…

Mar 5, 2021

Social Isolation versus Loneliness: Not the Same

Mar 5, 2021

Richard Alther

Cheating on Your Deceased Spouse

When a loving spouse or partner dies, whether a couple together for a lifetime or more recent, the thought of another, new loved one is…

Nov 17, 2020

Cheating on Your Deceased Spouse

Nov 17, 2020

Richard Alther

Confessions of a Caregiver

Out of the blue, my fit, healthy spouse of 20 years (my second spouse, at age 75) was diagnosed with the most lethal type of lymphoma…

Oct 7, 2020

Confessions of a Caregiver

Oct 7, 2020

Richard Alther

On Death: You’d Likely Rather Not Read This

Most people at this moment are safe and healthy. But the pandemic is with us all, front and center. One shudders at reading or hearing of…

Aug 28, 2020

On Death: You’d Likely Rather Not Read This

Aug 28, 2020

Richard Alther

The Surviving Spouse: Now What?

There is nothing new about the depth of grief for a person who loses their beloved. Death is a fact of life. It doesn’t matter if the soul…

Jul 27, 2020

The Surviving Spouse: Now What?

Jul 27, 2020

Richard Alther

“Death with Dignity”: Not for Everyone

Yet another consequence of the pandemic is that the subjects of death and dying are newly prominent in the national conversation. Even…

Jun 22, 2020

“Death with Dignity”: Not for Everyone

Jun 22, 2020

Richard Alther

Richard Alther

Richard is an artist and the author of five novels. His new book, Bedside Matters, will be published by Rare Bird Books on March 9, 2021: www.richardalther.com.

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