Mr. B is excited to go home today. This past month has been difficult for him. He was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia that turned into sepsis. Later it…
When you tell people you work in hospice and palliative care, common responses are perhaps admiration and condolences. Often people say in their expression if not in their words, “I…
“I wonder as I wander…..” This fragment of an Appalachian folk song would become a Christmas carol. I heard this song again this year and it reminded me of an…
“If time were short, where would you want to be?” This is a question that we often are taught to ask patients as we try to put the “person” back…
From all the MSPC team, thank you for including us in your lives this past year. We look forward to an exciting year ahead. We are taking a short respite…
Our MSPC team is taking deep breaths, working on resilience and leaning into the season to refresh. We are so grateful to you for inviting us into your lives each…
The Safe Harbor Palliative Care Unit at the Birmingham VAMC had been open for a few years when Carol was admitted. Donna, “We just got a call from the Medical…
MD Anderson Cancer Center has changed its branding to scratch the word Cancer out of their name. I don’t begrudge them. They have done amazing work as have many others…
Carlson’s recent essay in JAMA, “You Did Not Teach Me What You Thought You Did”, reminded me of all the times my words and actions had unintended consequences. I had…