Survivors of the storm
For an oncologist all that happens in the world looks like cancer....
Home of the brave?
“I kissed my daughter as she left for school today and realized it might be the last time I would ever see her.” ...
DNR verses CPR
I do not want to end my life with some gorilla pounding on my chest!...
Radiation: power to cure
Radiation therapy is an astonishingly precise tool with millimeter accuracy, based on advanced physics, experimentation and, above all, power....
Holidays and the Golden Years
Today was one of those days when the glitter of the holidays tarnished “the Golden Years.” ...
Morphine: too much or too little
The balance between the benefits of narcotics and their side effects is at the core of the Principle of Double Effect....
Why not choose death?
There is no dignity in death. Death is dead. There can only be dignity while we live....
What an Oncologist feels
I recognized a feeling, a fatigue, a wisdom of experience, which I have seen before. In that cinematic portrayal of world-weariness, I recognized myself....
Why I don’t exercise
“I am too tired.” This one burns my buns. Of course, you’re too tired, you don’t exercise! ...