This university class uses color and emotion to explore the end of life

In both contexts, I work with advanced oncology patients and with people at the end of life.

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Heart, Uncertainty, Technology, Communication, University, Student, Ars moriendi, Poetry, Education, Teaching, Silver, Emotion, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Phrase, Science, Creativity, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philosophy, Literature, Gold, Patient, Time, Love, Engineering, Ethics, Hospital, Course, Death, Color, Caregiver, Tutoring, Bookbinding, Nursing, Entertainment, Interior design, Life
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PENNSYLVANIA
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  • In both contexts, I work with advanced oncology patients and with people at the end of life.
  • After decades working with university students and people facing the end of life, I found myself working with people at the beginning of life – with children.
  • The end of life is all about life itself and the many different types of love that we experience as human beings.
  • The class provides a window into a vital aspect of life that is often overlooked and avoided – namely, serious illness and the end of life.
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