Tag: musings

I’ve Found My Path

If you read my post “Me and my Crystal ball” then you know sometimes we predict prognosis incorrectly, especially in palliative care. We were all wrong about the young patient I mentioned in that post, but that was okay! He got to spend two more wonderful months with his family. He was admitted for a…

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The Girl in the Teddy Bear Dress

I first met Ella* in the emergency room. She was hunched over, hugging herself. Sitting quietly in her room, so still that one would forget there was only a door separating her from the bustle of the emergency room.  Ella was young, with young children, as well as a husband who adored her. Ella was…

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