All The Lovely Suffering We Cannot See

On Alzheimer’s disease, euthanasia, and the many misguided attempts to flee from an embrace of life in this world. This is a story about my father and me—and hope.

Luke Burgis

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How lonely we are when we don’t enter into and share another person’s pain...

“Lift not the painted veil which those who live
Call Life” — Percy Shelley, Sonnet (1824)

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Luke Burgis

Author of “WANTING: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.” Find more at read.lukeburgis.com