My Interview with Ethan (He’s in the hospital in NC with Stage 4 Brain Cancer)

10/19/2020

https://youtu.be/3yHDwvRPX6c

A quick overview re: what Ethan has been through…

Oct. 2019 On a flight Hawaii > NY, had a stroke, diagnosed with a plum sized Stage 4 Glioblastoma Brain Tumor, immediate surgery, radiation, chemo

Recently had an apartment fire, losing all of his possessions

Currently in the hospital in Charlotte, NC with a major head infection, requiring more surgery

There are many more details, that simply sums it up the best I can^

I interviewed him on Zoom. We discuss what might be the meaning of illness, how he stays present, the guilt and shame that can arise with these challenges, how he feels about death and healing, intuition, how we might support him, etc.

Ethan’s go fund me page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/healingethan?fbclid=IwAR2GzI5VyLYszGpmbHSdleAqbXyK1Jp0TV3fSueFyUQ4HwdxgEMjImDN3NE

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Jessica Murby is a Hospice Liaison, Occupational Therapist, lover of life, and acro yogi. She unexpectedly came upon the benefits of using death as teacher through her clinical experience and through navigating illness herself. She is part of a lifelong research study at the National Institutes of Health (N.I.H.). Jessica currently splits her time between her roots in New England and the beautiful island of Maui. She shares her unique work most anywhere she’s invited to through public speaking, writing, and workshops.

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Alive for Now: Using Death as a Teacher to Thrive in Life