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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…

4 min readMar 5, 2021

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Social Isolation versus Loneliness: Not the Same

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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…

5 min readNov 17, 2020

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Cheating on Your Deceased Spouse

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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…

5 min readOct 7, 2020

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Confessions of a Caregiver

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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…

5 min readAug 28, 2020

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On Death: You’d Likely Rather Not Read This

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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…

7 min readJul 27, 2020

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The Surviving Spouse: Now What?

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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…

8 min readJun 22, 2020

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“Death with Dignity”: Not for Everyone

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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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