Irvin Yalom is a psychiatrist and author who once said, “the physicality of death destroys us, but the idea of death saves us”. The wisdom of this statement is reflected in the paradox of the fragility of the human body and resiliency and life-affirming energy of the human spirit, a paradox. I witnessed often over many years in my work as a social worker in nursing homes throughout Connecticut and The Berkshires.
An Encore! program from the Spring 2025 seminar Writing to Remember – Blue and presented by Andy Wnuk.