The Grateful Dead

I’m gonna live ’til I die. I’m gonna laugh ‘stead of cry. I’m gonna take the town and turn it upside down. I’m gonna live, live until I die. Listening back to Frank Sinatra sing those lyrics, it would be fair for one to wonder if Ol’ Blue Eyes was on shrooms. Many people facing the end are using psychedelics to help them stick the landing. “Though still in its infancy, the field of psychedelic-assisted palliative care has been exploding in recent years, its rise mirroring the overall growth in psychedelic medicine that has been offering new approaches to the treatment of some psychiatric conditions. Dr. Michael Fratkin, a palliative care specialist in California, said many of the patients he treated with ketamine experienced a marked relief from fear, anxiety and even physical pain.” NYT (Gift Article): ‘Life-Changing’ Psychedelics, for When Life Is Ending. What a long, strange trip it’s been…