Health Care Informed Consent A woman about to undergo cancer therapy is given informed consent for her treatment in a cold and uncaring fashion Read the Story » September 22, 2013 11 Comments
Elder and End of Life Care Moving to a New Home A woman who has suffered a lot prepares to say good-bye to her family, and her life. Read the Story » September 8, 2013 9 Comments
Elder and End of Life Care Know When to Fold Them A man who has been wheelchair-bound most of his life decides to stop receiving medical care. Read the Story » May 19, 2013 6 Comments
Elder and End of Life Care Trust the Doctor A man has unwavering trust on his doctor Read the Story » February 3, 2013 7 Comments
Autoimmune Disease Hope and Healing Part Two “Well, medicine was mostly faith-healing when it came to it. And he had a good manner – he could inspire hope and belief.”― Agatha Christie Last Read the Story » December 30, 2012 4 Comments
Autoimmune Disease Hope and Healing “The treatment is really a cooperative effort of a trinity- the patient, the doctor, and the “inner doctor.” -Ralph Bircher “Rise and go your way; Read the Story » December 24, 2012 3 Comments
On Not Wanting To Die Last week I talked about a hospice patient who, on the surface at least, seemed to be nowhere near “terminal” status. Although she had several Read the Story » November 20, 2012 2 Comments
Family Stress, Part Two Last week I wrote about a woman who felt that her husband did not believe that she was ill. At some point she had derived Read the Story » September 30, 2012 No Comments