Not meant to survive
Medicine makes illness chronic and healthcare stretches time. ...
Cancer Chaos
Medical care demands we digitize the “old lady.” ...
Too angry to die
Seething, pissed off, screaming to the sky, fury!...
Climbing Mountains
How long do you continue to fight, when death is certain?...
Alien Metamorphosis
Gregoria S. was not always an Alien. ...
Denial is a family thing
Sue doubted that Edna even understood how much cancer she had.
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Coping with the storm
A tribute to Dr JS and his patient 12th November 2012...
Hope versus Cope
When we deny reality we deny ourselves the chance to cope....
Coping with a storm
The storm came, despite our prayers, so we huddled behind closed doors and boarded windows, cowering from the sound. ...
The Doctor as Patient
Terry is a particularly difficult patient. The thing that makes her so difficult is that Terry is married. Terry is married to Dr. P and he is a particularly ...