Communication

Doctors often provide best case scenarios. The best case is what they are hoping for, and it is what they feel most comfortable relaying...

Dad: I feel dizzy when I take that blood pressure medicine. Me: Did you tell your doctor? She can change the dose, frequency, or the...

Certain words seem to inspire strong instinctive emotional responses when expressed among patients, family members, doctors, nurses, and...

I stepped into the patient's home as the man behind the door said, "I'm so glad you're here. I don't know what to do." He shut the...

"I'm wearing my fighting clothes," the woman remarked to me as she watched her cousin walk towards our designated meeting place from the...

Most people do not want to go to the hospital. There is a lot of stopping and going in the emergency room, where you might have to wait...

I meet Ms. A, a frail 80 year old woman, at her first palliative care appointment (read Post 1: What Exactly Does a Palliative Care...

"Mom, you can move in with me," the daughter exclaimed, "You know this." "You're already so busy," her mother replied, "and I don't want...

The particular nouns, adjectives, and verbs we choose to describe ourselves and our lives can alter how we see ourselves and our...

I count 1, 2, 3, and push myself up from the recliner, grabbing onto the handles of my walker positioned in front of me. I pause in my...