Jul 272 min
Dying vs. Dying Well
It’s not always easy to know if you’re doing the right thing. When you’re medicating at the end of life, you hope that what you are...
Jul 232 min
Thankless
There's a myth in medicine, somewhat of a noble lie perpetrated by the industry so to speak, which has a profound impact. This myth is...
May 22 min
Giving Up
I am an optimist. I want my patients to have hope, I want to help them keep hope. And when I see a patient who has the potential to...
Mar 12 min
A Garden of Hope
When we are diagnosed with something, it can be a shock. We can be propulsed into a dark place, grieving the loss of who we thought we...
Feb 262 min
Life in Literary Terms
A (quiet) little note, I avidly write verse. It's actually one of the forms of writing I like best, free and open-heartedly expressive,...
Feb 252 min
Death is Spiritual: Part 2, Permission
When we are ready to die, we need permission. While dying happens in accordance with what the divine wants, our souls need permission to...
Jan 252 min
Death is Spiritual: Part 1
Death is spiritual. I’m always in awe at how spiritual death is. It may appear clinical - we desperately want it to be so because we try...