My Case for Palliative Care Forced to face mortality is to walked through the fires of sorrow. It is not the stage on which anyone of us chooses to play. So joy in life is, so sorrow is too. When the vigil begins, is the being mortal conversation open to include family and the patient facing imminent death?Continue reading “Discussing Mortality- It Matters”
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Being Mortal
Originally posted on Wendy Karasin – Musings of a Boomer:
I just picked up a book titled Being Mortal, in which the author, a doctor, considers the experience of mortality. He explains that he was taught in medical school how to keep people alive, but not how to let them die, or even have that…
Cancer, Tested Courage, Faith 