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End of Life

31 Aug 2022

Sasha 2009 – 2022

It’s back. A mass too far in to try surgery again, the vet tells us. Besides, we decided last year, after her last surgery, there would be no more. September will be the month we put Sasha down. The most … Read More

end of life, Good dog, Sasha, saying goodbye
9 Jun 2021

Holding life and death in your hands

Those of you who follow me on Facebook know I spent yesterday with Sasha at a Veterinary Surgery practice in Hanover, New Hampshire. Last week, when I took her to a new local vet for her monthly intramuscular shot of … Read More

anal glad cancer in german shepherds, deciding when it's time, euthanasia in dogs, Sasha
4 Dec 2019

Thoughts on Mortality: A guest post from my husband

Over the years I’ve mentioned my husband, Woody, from time to time. Today for the first time (and hopefully not the last), Woody talks to you directly.  I think you’ll come away understanding how I could fall in love with … Read More

death as a natural part of human existence, hearing loss, loss of balance, Thoughts on Mortality, Woody Starkweather
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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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