Family & Disease

Zach faced death to find life

Posted by on May 26, 2013 in Community, Family & Disease | 4 comments

Zach faced death to find life

Clouds, by Zach Sobiech

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Denial is a family thing

Posted by on Apr 23, 2013 in Family & Disease | 15 comments

Denial is a family thing

Sue doubted that Edna even understood how much cancer she had.

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100% Inconclusive

Posted by on Jan 1, 2013 in Family & Disease | 7 comments

100%  Inconclusive

If the physician has really “laid down the law”, helping can become impossible.

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A tattoo on the brain

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Cancer Care, Family & Disease | 8 comments

A tattoo on the brain

We must understand that medicine often causes deep injury beyond that of the flesh.

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A bird’s silent song

Posted by on Aug 10, 2012 in Family & Disease | 7 comments

A bird’s silent song

Is this a story of the spirit of man, or the spirit of god? I do not know.

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Keeping away the doctor

Posted by on Jul 13, 2012 in Family & Disease, Featured, General Medicine | 3 comments

Keeping away the doctor

...the dreaded bed alarm

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Patient, don’t heal thyself

Posted by on Jul 3, 2012 in Family & Disease, General Medicine | 2 comments

Patient, don’t heal thyself

When patients take medical matters into their own hands, strange things may occur.

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The old band

Posted by on Jun 29, 2012 in Cancer Care, Family & Disease | 6 comments

The old band

A syringe is only siren’s comfort.

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Hospice is Life

Posted by on May 18, 2012 in Family & Disease, Featured | 8 comments

Hospice is Life

It is vital to understand that the end of life is not about being dead…. the end of life is about living.

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Living for today with cancer

Posted by on Feb 21, 2012 in Family & Disease, Featured | 5 comments

Living for today with cancer

To have cancer is to change forever. It is a devastating declaration. Each of us copes with the diagnosis differently. How people adjust and move on with their lives are lessons in humanity.

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