by Sybil D. Smith | Oct 22, 2015 | Opinion
Euthanasia is the act or practice of killing someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent further suffering. Some call it “mercy killing.” Usually it involves a decision made by someone who has the power to deliver the action, but euthanasia can...
by Sybil D. Smith | Apr 25, 2012 | Opinion
I live with elevated blood pressure and take daily medication to lower it. The reason for my high blood pressure is irrelevant at this point. When I forget to take my medication, I get a headache. If I forget to take my blood pressure medication two days in a row, I...
by Sybil D. Smith | Nov 7, 2011 | Opinion
For years I have been working in the health field – caring for older persons, teaching others to care for older persons and advocating for future needs of older persons. Sometimes I felt folk were not hearing me – especially 20 years ago when I started to raise...
by Sybil D. Smith | Jun 28, 2011 | Opinion
Robert Parham begged the right question in his piece, “Nation Weighs in on Remedies to Obesity” – Does the faith community have anything to say about food? I have spent more than 10 years working with folk from many congregations of numerous faith groups...
by Sybil D. Smith | Feb 3, 2010 | Opinion
I have been exploring the funeral and burial customs of impoverished people in the Latino community of upstate South Carolina. I began doing this recently after considering the high cost of funerals in general. Some impoverished Latinos could not claim the bodies of...
