See You in Paradise
December 29, 2011 | 
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imagine you say goodbye to your spouse as you’re leaving for work in the morning, quick hug and kiss perhaps and you’re out the door. Halfway to the car you realize you’ve forgotten your keys and need to go back inside for just a moment, and you find your spouse still sitting at the kitchen table finishing their coffee. They might smile, wave, or continue reading the paper and you are left feeling that this second goodbye was like overkill, that it is somehow less special or relevant because you invested your feelings the first time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Christmas Decorations and Comfy Slippers
When I hear the word “hospice,” I will think of pink Velcro slippers. I will think of garland wreathes and Santa Claus ornaments. I will think of Scrabble and the warmth of a small electric fireplace. Mostly, however, I will think of a big smile on a man I had only just met as he sits on his own couch, happily eating Oreos and holding his wife’s hand. Read the rest of this entry »
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Are you in the Holiday Spirit?
I am finding it difficult this year to get into the Christmas spirit.
The tree is decorated, the shopping is done and most of the presents are wrapped. However I’m just not having that fuzzy happy feeling yet. Read the rest of this entry »
Medical Student Reflection on Palliative Care Day
As we were meandering through the slow moving traffic and trying our best to rush to the nursing home, Nurse K had already received a phone call that the patient, Mrs. R, had died. When we arrived we could see that Mrs. R’s three daughters had already recovered from the initial shock. Instead of a sterile hand shake that I was used to, Nurse K quickly gave each one a warm embracing hug. Without putting on gloves, Nurse K arranged Mrs. R’s hair and wiped off some secretions with the bed sheet before she checked for signs of absent breathing, listened to the still heart, and checked blood pressure on the listless arm. Mrs. R was pronounced dead at 2:10pm due to cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to metastatic melanoma. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy New Year! (Reflections on New Academic Year Beginnings)
I know it is really 4th of July weekend. But July 1st symbolized the official beginning of the JPM blog which I have the honor in co-leading the initial week with Judy Peres LCSW. July 1st is also the beginning of the academic year in the medicine profession. The individuals who were following me as medical students a few weeks ago are now doctors starting their intern year with newly minted white long coats.... Read the rest of this entry »
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