All posts tagged: Suffering

Why Is There a Duality Between Suffering and Hastening Death?

Why Is There a Duality Between Suffering and Hastening Death?

Published by Jenni Sidey

Several years of studying cancer biology in the lab did not make me ignore the suffering and pain of cancer patients in hospitals. My father loved life and hoped to live longer. He died from esophageal cancer. The doctors were disappointed with his outcome and recommended that he go home without telling him that he had deadly cancer. A couple of weeks before his death, he lost the ability to move, eat, and drink. He fell into a coma-like state a few days before passing away. However, when I said to him several minutes before his death, “If you hear me, push my hand,” he weakly squeezed my hand. He appeared to remain aware of me until the end and faced his inevitable fate. A philosophical question: Why must we endure the suffering caused by diseases or death without selecting them? Almost all living beings have an instinctual intention to survive and a fear of death. In this regard, existential fear of death in humans is associated with an individual’s awareness of their own mortality; …

Hellraiser Revival review: Sex, sawblades and plenty of suffering

Hellraiser Revival review: Sex, sawblades and plenty of suffering

Published by Daniella Wilson

A star rating of 3 out of 5. “Insufficient suffering”. That may sound like something your boss would say in your performance review, but it’s actually Hellraiser Revival’s way of telling us we can’t throw saw blades around anymore. In the new game, suffering is a resource for using the Genesis Configuration, Hellraiser’s otherworldly key/weapon/sex toy, and it’s also the ethos of the whole experience. That’s something we mean both positively and negatively, because while Hellraiser: Revival gets so much of the series universe right, arguably even delivering one of the better sequel stories it’s enjoyed for a long time, it’s all wrapped around what’s essentially a very straight forward horror FPS. Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by Google reCAPTCHA. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as Google reCAPTCHA may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose ‘Accept and continue’ to allow Google reCAPTCHA and its required purposes. Accept and continue It’s a little clunky, tired and – at least in our run through …

Politics Home Article | Former Green Co-Leader Says Party Brand Suffering From “Toxicity”

Politics Home Article | Former Green Co-Leader Says Party Brand Suffering From “Toxicity”

Published by Sam Flores

Green Party leader Zack Polanski came second in the by-election (Alamy) 3 min read09 October Exclusive: A former leader of the Green Party has slammed the by-election result, claiming it will “demand some serious soul searching” in the aftermath of a huge swell of support for the party in the last year. Jonathan Bartley, who co-led the Green Party between 2016 and 2021 and is now a cabinet member for Lambeth council told PoliticsHome that there is now a “toxicity of the Green party brand” and that allegations of antisemitism, along with the “Zionism is racism” motion “are clearly having an impact”.  Labour swept to victory in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election overnight, winning 45 per cent of the vote, with the Greens’ Zack Polanski coming in second on 33 per cent.  While Labour’s majority fell from 11,000 to 3,000 votes compared to the constituency result in the 2024 general election, the Greens may have been hoping for a bigger boost from the independent candidate Andrew Feinstein two years ago who decided …

Silent Hill: Townfall review – shame and suffering on the Scottish coast | Games

Silent Hill: Townfall review – shame and suffering on the Scottish coast | Games

Published by Sam Flores

You spend a considerable portion of Silent Hill: Townfall in a kind of foetal position, cowering behind objects that will be eerily familiar to anyone who lived in the UK during the 1990s. Cars seem to be modelled on the era’s boxy Volkswagen Golfs; logos adorning phone boxes should narrowly escape the attention of copyright lawyers at BT Group. (For millennials, the deja vu will likely intensify the horror, as if stepping back into a childhood nightmare.) Simon, the nerdy, unassuming star of the game, pokes his head around corners to catch a glimpse of the demonic entities that wish to maim him, before shrinking back down again with a downwards motion of the analogue stick. In such moments, it’s easy to imagine him wrapping his arms around his knees, clasping his eyes shut and wishing himself away from this place. The game’s setting, St Amelia, is based on the fishing communities of the East Neuk of Fife. The terror lurking here is wonderfully specific: absent lairds, island poverty, an oil-drilling corporation. Anguished beasts lumber …

‘Parliament said no. The suffering doesn’t stop there’

‘Parliament said no. The suffering doesn’t stop there’

Published by Sam Flores

Author: Andrew Copson ‘For politicians, there may be another vote. For people like me, there may not be another time.’ Hannah Slater, a 38-year-old mother living with a terminal illness, put the stakes of today’s decision better than any speech in the chamber managed to. MPs have rejected the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Hannah and everyone else who asked them for a choice now has to live with that refusal. What makes this harder to accept is that our analysis suggests there was no great ideological shift against assisted dying. Just five MPs moved from support to opposition, well short of the 12 needed to defeat the Bill. Yet 43 previous supporters abstained, more than enough to determine the outcome. Ahead of the vote, we knew that a visit to Ukraine, a wedding, and constituency commitments would keep supporters away. These were foreseeable absences. What confidence can people have in a Parliament where a decision of such consequence can turn on whether MPs can be physically present? Dying people have been denied …

Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung condition

Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung condition

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Incorporating laughter therapy into treatment plans could help ease respiratory difficulties in patients suffering from a widespread lung condition, new research indicates. Scientists behind the study suggest that the “simple, low-cost” intervention performs on par with conventional breathing drills and may work to “complement existing care” for individuals living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the UK alone, an estimated 1.7 million people suffer from COPD, including roughly 600,000 who remain undiagnosed. The clinical trial evaluated 63 patients diagnosed with COPD who were receiving care at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital in Turkey. Researchers assigned a third of the group to laughter therapy sessions, while the remaining participants were guided through pursed-lip breathing routines or received no specialised exercises. Rather than relying on an inhaler, people could turn to laughter therapy (PA) After being shown how to perform the techniques, patients …

Does your child snore? The subtle signs they could be suffering from childhood sleep apnoea

Does your child snore? The subtle signs they could be suffering from childhood sleep apnoea

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore A child who snores loudly every night might seem like a funny sight. But if that snoring accompanies repeated narrowing or blockage of the airway, the effects can reach far beyond a noisy night. Obstructive sleep apnoea is often associated with adults who snore and struggle to stay awake during the day. Children can develop it too. Its prevalence is difficult to pin down: a 2024 systematic review of 30 studies found that recent estimates in preschool children ranged from 12.8% to 20.4%, but definitions and testing methods varied considerably. Only two population studies used a full overnight sleep study, so the true figure remains uncertain. In children, habitual loud snoring is an important warning sign. Parents may also notice mouth breathing, restless sleep, pauses followed by gasps or snorts, or the chest and abdomen working hard to draw breath. Not …

Ariana Grande swaps signature heels for ‘cozy footwear’ after suffering ‘deep cut’ ahead of London finale

Ariana Grande swaps signature heels for ‘cozy footwear’ after suffering ‘deep cut’ ahead of London finale

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Ariana Grande has told fans she will swap her trademark high heels for “cozy footwear” during the final two London shows of her Eternal Sunshine tour after suffering a “deep cut” to her foot. The 33-year-old singer told fans on Monday that she would have to change her footwear for the final two concerts of her 10-night residency at London’s O2 Arena, as a “minor injury” had left her with a bandaged foot. “My sweet petals. I wanted to let you know I will need to be in cozy footwear for this evening’s show (and possibly tomorrow’s) as I am bandaged up underneath, recovering from a minor injury,” she posted in a message posted to her Instagram Stories. She clarified that the injury was “not a sprain or anything muscular but just a deep cut!” “So when you see me tonight without my …

Lionel Richie, 77, hospitalized in ICU after suffering second health crisis in two months

Lionel Richie, 77, hospitalized in ICU after suffering second health crisis in two months

Published by Daniella Wilson

A new report indicates that Lionel Richie was recently hospitalized after a mid-concert health scare, which HELLO! can confirm. Per TMZ initially, the singer, 77, admitted himself to the hospital in St. Louis after apparently struggling to finish his performance while on tour without sitting down. During his performance of his hit “All Night Long,” the singer requested a chair on stage from one of the production crew members, and had to sit down for the rest of the performance. © Getty ImagesLionel Richie was hospitalized in the ICU after a show in St. Louis on August 29 Lionel himself has not yet commented on the matter. He is currently in the midst of a co-headlining tour with Earth, Wind & Fire. According to TMZ’s initial report, doctors are looking into him suffering from “slight dehydration,” and he is likely to be discharged on Tuesday. The Sing A Song All Night Long Tour with Earth, Wind & Fire kicked off in June, but after falling ill mid-show for the opening, the group were forced to …