I was able to visit Cuba just after this country opened its borders to the United States in 2016. I remember being so excited about not the typical things many…
Read More
I’m jealous! All around me I hear people speaking in different languages. They graciously switch to English but I wish I spoke another language fluently. My Spanish allows me to…
Why do people who are enrolled in home hospice go to the Emergency Room or hospital? This is a question that I have thought about for a long time. Home…
I was asked to visit Roger. He was in the hospital, again, and this time there was clear evidence that the colon cancer that had been resected the year before…
I am extremely grateful that I chose to do the Hospice/Palliative Care rotation. Throughout this month, I have learned much more than I anticipated, and it definitely wasn’t all about…
I remember the young woman, Ella, getting ready to graduate from High School, but now lying in a hospital bed. Her Dad was with her, but no Mom? I don’t…
Last week another person with chronic Hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma was seen by the Palliative Care team. There was a lot of discussion of new treatments, such as tumor…
As a healthcare provider I am asked to weigh in on pain management by both patients and family members. Usually it is to treat a bad sprain or other recreational…
I am of two minds. As a hospice doctor I visited a lot of people at home. I loved making home visits! The familiar smells of home cooking, the loved…
“The Warden wants to talk with you!” I don’t get a phone call from the Warden of the Penitentiary very often. “What could this possibly be about?” I picked up…