I had a lovely visit with one of my octogenarian patients a few weeks ago. I’d like to tell you about our conversation. His words reinforced a simple, but deeply meaningful, concept. Mr. L just turned eighty-four. He was diagnosed with a localized mid-esophageal cancer in the fall of 2022. As his cancer was still […]
I would like to share a short story about how an innocent mistake brought much joy to my workplace. A few weeks ago, one of the patients I follow ended up in hospital. This patient was relatively new to me, though not new to the cancer care system. He had been followed by a colleague […]
Hello. This post will be a little different than most of my previous ones. I don’t have a patient story to share with you this time. I do, however, wish to share how the cancer diagnosis of a colleague affected me. I can tell you up front it was with heavy impact. “Can we go […]
Every once and a while I am able to give one of my patients a much more meaningful prescription than the cancer drugs I can provide them. I was able to do this with CS. She had a big impact on me. At the age of fifty-two, CS was diagnosed with stage four adenocarcinoma of […]
I have grappled with stranger danger for most of my life. I am shy. I am terrible at small talk. I would rather stick a dull, hot poker stick into the depths of my eyeballs than talk to someone about the weather or make idle chit chat with acquaintances over drinks at a party. Talking […]
“I am too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful, and too determined to be defeated.” This is an anonymous quote from the card given out at Marcel’s funeral. Marcel’s wife sent me this card. It is a beautiful quote. From what I knew of Marcel, he embodied these words. Let me help […]
I would like to share a story about a woman named Diana. I have known Diana since March of 2017. Diana has incurable pancreas cancer. The opportunity to have lengthy relationships with my pancreas cancer patients occurs infrequently. The sad fact of the matter with pancreas cancer is that it is often a quick killer. […]
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