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Crossing the Rainbow Bridge
Title
Crossing the Rainbow Bridge.
Creator
Stefanovic, Patricia A., Florida Atlantic University, Payne, Johnny
Abstract/Description
Crossing The Rainbow Bridge is a novel set in 1971, Key West, Florida. The novel is told in two narrative forms, using the viewpoints of the two main characters. The first of which is told through a third person narrative familiar to the novel's female protagonist, Sara Bailey. The second viewpoint is that of the protagonist's mother, told in first person narrative in the novel's final chapter. The impetus of the novel's focus begins with the sudden and accidental death of the protagonist's...
Show moreCrossing The Rainbow Bridge is a novel set in 1971, Key West, Florida. The novel is told in two narrative forms, using the viewpoints of the two main characters. The first of which is told through a third person narrative familiar to the novel's female protagonist, Sara Bailey. The second viewpoint is that of the protagonist's mother, told in first person narrative in the novel's final chapter. The impetus of the novel's focus begins with the sudden and accidental death of the protagonist's mother. Initially, the mother's character is revealed mainly through retrospective narrative in the form of the protagonist's dreams. As the novel progresses, the narrative relies on the present moment consciousness of the protagonist. That is, following a traditional coming of age story, as the protagonist learns to cope with the death of her mother, the language of the novel relies more heavily on her voice, and less on the third person retrospective narrative to tell the story.
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Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12932
Subject Headings
Loss (Psychology)--Fiction, Mothers and daughters--Fiction
Format
Document (PDF)
Enduring relationship with the dead: The corpse, the feminine and popular culture
Title
Enduring relationship with the dead: The corpse, the feminine and popular culture.
Creator
Kelly, Suzanne M., Florida Atlantic University, Caputi, Jane
Abstract/Description
Feminist theory has long criticized the hierarchical and oppositional thinking responsible for creating the basis of what counts as real knowledge. In questioning how and why the experience of enduring relationship with the dead is not imagined as real, this dissertation will draw from this theoretical tradition. This analysis involves a paradigm shift in thinking about the nature of relationship---one that posits these kinds of experiences as something other than either a psychological...
Show moreFeminist theory has long criticized the hierarchical and oppositional thinking responsible for creating the basis of what counts as real knowledge. In questioning how and why the experience of enduring relationship with the dead is not imagined as real, this dissertation will draw from this theoretical tradition. This analysis involves a paradigm shift in thinking about the nature of relationship---one that posits these kinds of experiences as something other than either a psychological remedy to our grief or the requisite belief in the survival of the self. Feminist critiques of dualistic thinking become the cornerstone of Chapter One in order to get to the roots of how knowledge of enduring relationship with the dead gets denied. This chapter addresses the splitting responsible for the othering of death, the desire to flee it, and, by association, the desire to flee the body. This flight is predicated on a bounded and distinct subject who imagines it must separate itself from the material in order to survive. Imagining the body in this manner sets limits for making visible a relationship that endures with death. Dualistic thinking, the degradation of the body and the desire to flee it will also be the focus of Chapter Two as it looks at the dominant contemporary practices around what is done with the corpse. These practices work together to deny a dead body that matters and one important for legitimizing enduring relationship with the dead. While enduring relationship is made invisible through these hegemonic discourses and practices, there are, as I mentioned at the start, experiences that say otherwise. Chapter Three will suggest that the knowledge that comes with these experiences is one sometimes accepted and explored in popular culture. Popular culture may provide the reminder, but recognizing enduring relationship also relies on the willingness to bring to the fore the role, the value and the contribution of the corpse. The conclusion will offer some examples of what I call practices of proximity that recognize the corpse as central for the living.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12216
Subject Headings
Loss (Psychology), Feminist theory, Women--Death--Social aspects, Perception (Philosophy), Philosophy of nature
Format
Document (PDF)
Health Challenges of Family Members in End of Life Situations
Title
Health Challenges of Family Members in End of Life Situations.
Creator
Sopcheck, Janet, Liehr, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
The growing older adult population, their age-related morbidities, and lifelimiting chronic illnesses increase the demand for quality yet cost-effective end of life (EOL) care. Losing a loved one creates emotional turmoil, heightened uneasiness, and EOL uncertainties for family members. Understanding the complex needs of family members and supportive actions deemed most significant to them can guide nurses to enhance EOL care, encouraging palliation and peaceful death experiences. This study...
Show moreThe growing older adult population, their age-related morbidities, and lifelimiting chronic illnesses increase the demand for quality yet cost-effective end of life (EOL) care. Losing a loved one creates emotional turmoil, heightened uneasiness, and EOL uncertainties for family members. Understanding the complex needs of family members and supportive actions deemed most significant to them can guide nurses to enhance EOL care, encouraging palliation and peaceful death experiences. This study used a qualitative descriptive exploratory design guided by story theory methodology to explore the dimensions of the health challenge of losing a loved one who had been in an acute care setting during the last three months of life, the approaches used to resolve this health challenge, and turning points that prompted decisions about a loved one’s care with 15 older adults residing in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Southeast Florida. Theoretical grounding for this study was Watson’s (1988, 2002) theory of human caring and Smith and Liehr’s (2014) story theory. Older adults’ stories were analyzed through theory-guided content analysis. Themes that describe the health challenge include moving from painful holding on to poignant letting go, uneasiness that permeates everyday living and precious memories, patterns of disconnect that breed discontent, and pervasive ambiguity that permeates perspectives about remaining time. Approaches to resolve this challenge include active engagement enabling exceptional care for loved ones, appreciating the rhythmic flow of everyday connecting and separating to get by, and embracing reality as situated in one’s lifelong journey. Failure to establish normalcy, coming to grips with abrupt health decline/demise, and recognition – there’s nothing more to do – were the turning points identified by CCRC residents. Older adults’ vivid recollections of losing a loved one and willingness to share EOL concerns as well as recommendations regarding support of family members who are facing this challenge serve as invaluable guidance for improving EOL care for dying patients and their family members.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004635
Subject Headings
End-of-life care., Terminal care--Psychological aspects., Hospice care., Palliative treatment., Critical care nursing., Loss (Psychology)
Format
Document (PDF)
A discourse delivered before the congregation Mikvé Israel of Philadelphia, at their synagogue in Seventh street, on Thursday, June 1, 1865, the day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and prayer, for the untimely death of the late lamented President of t
Title
A discourse delivered before the congregation Mikvé Israel of Philadelphia, at their synagogue in Seventh street, on Thursday, June 1, 1865, the day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and prayer, for the untimely death of the late lamented President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
Creator
Morais, Sabato 1823-1897, Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Abstract/Description
"Prayer", pages 7-8. FAU Libraries' copy has original printed wrappers; side stitched with cord.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb22f5
Subject Headings
Lincoln, Abraham -- 1809-1865 -- Sermons, Presidents -- United States -- Death -- Sermons, Fast day sermons -- 1865 June 1., Fast day sermons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Bible -- Isaiah, XXIV, 16 -- Sermons, Jewish sermons, American -- 19th century, Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources, Lincoln, Abraham -- 1809-1865 -- Assassination, Loss (Psychology) -- Sermons, Memorials (Commemorative) -- 1865
Format
E-book
An address on the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States : delivered before the Congregation Mikvé Israel of Philadelphia, at their synagogue in Seventh Street by the Rev. S. Morais, minister of the congregation.
Title
An address on the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States : delivered before the Congregation Mikvé Israel of Philadelphia, at their synagogue in Seventh Street by the Rev. S. Morais, minister of the congregation.
Creator
Morais, Sabato 1823-1897, Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Abstract/Description
"On Wednesday, April 19, 1865." "Order of service at the synagogue of the congregation 'Mikve Israel,' Seventh, above Arch Street, on Wednesday, the 19th day of April, 1865"--Page [2]. "Prayer"--Page 6-7. FAU Libraries' copy has original printed wrappers; side stitched with cord.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb22f6
Subject Headings
Lincoln, Abraham -- 1809-1865 -- Sermons, Presidents -- United States -- Death -- Sermons, Jewish sermons, American -- 19th century, Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources, Lincoln, Abraham -- 1809-1865 -- Assassination, Loss (Psychology) -- Sermons, Memorials (Commemorative) -- 1865, Redemption -- Sermons, Sermons, American -- 19th century
Format
E-book