Grief

Beyond The Pain

Beyond The Pain Poem By Shahina Lakhani   I prayed for a man to be my friend my protector   Instead you gave me solitude and tenacity   The solitude was for me to see   All that I have refused to see   All my life I have turned a blind eye   To [...]

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What Is Grief?

What Is Grief? Poem By Shahina Lakhani What is grief but a friend who could also be a thief?   G is for giving in to the pain and the loss   Of unmet expectations, being an outcast   Or perhaps of losing hope or the one you love   R is for relinquishing the [...]

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Whitney Houston And The Unexpected Cost Of Grief

Whitney Houston And The Unexpected Cost Of Grief Jaime Mintun I can still remember the first time I heard “I Will Always Love You” on the radio. It was a revelation. It took my breath away and I waited patiently for each time it would air so I could learn the words and sing along. [...]

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Alone In The Wilderness

Alone In The Wilderness Poem By Shahina Lakhani   In the middle of the night In the darkness of night Thousands of eyes Looking at me Through the haze Fear grips me tight And I cry out in despiar Oh Dear God! Where are you? Why do you forsake me? Why do you leave me [...]

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The Effect of Proactively Providing Compassionate Holistic Care In Hospice And Palliative Care

The Effect of  Proactively Providing Compassionate Holistic Care In Hospice And Palliative Care Shahina Lakhani Today, I am sharing the story of a mother and daughter I took care of. Both of them were suffering but fighting their fight alone and scared. This is a story about how compassionate, focused and proactive holistic care helped [...]

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The Choice

The Choice By Shahina Lakhani The sister… "Samina has died." I still remember by brother's voice as he uttered those words. My head began spinning. How could she? How dare she die? All through our lives we danced around her trying to help. Sometime, a lot of times, I distanced myself from her. It was [...]

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If Only

If Only     By Shahina Lakhani       I lay here in my hospital bed brain dead for months now   My spirit hangs in despair between the veil of life and death   Death is what I endure here everyday   Life is what awaits me once I am allowed to be [...]

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The Victim And The Whisper

    The Victim And The Whisper Poetry By Shahina Lakhani   For centuries I have been a victim   I have suffered and cried I have loved and lost   I have endured the tyrannies of the world   Guilt, shame and injustice were my only companions   They stayed with me even when everybody [...]

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What Is Your Life Worth?

What Is Your Life Worth? By Shahina Lakhani Today's article is about life, the price we pay for our life and how it determines our well being and quality of life. What is your life worth? Have you ever thought about it? What will it take for you to say it's not worth living anymore? [...]

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Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Peace

Life, Liberty And The Pursuit of Peace By Shahina Lakhani Today's article is about human rights, the choices we make in the pursuit of those rights and the art of living powerfully so as to create an undying legacy. The forefathers of America had a very bright and optimistic vision for their new nation. They [...]

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