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

Honestly, you really do not need to know the definition of the healthcare phrase "goals of care" in order to advocate for the best...

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...

Thank you for visiting the site. I hope you find posts that are helpful to you. I will be hanging out with family and resuming posts...

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...

Sometimes it seems that we medicalize unpleasant or undesirable aspects of being a human being. One that comes to mind is grief. ...

(Many thanks to Erin Nielsen, LCSW, of The Holding Group and Magdalena Belgie, LMSW, for their expert input with this post!) "The...

In the spirit of Thanksgiving weekend, I wanted to take a moment to express gratitude with the work I do. Sometimes I am moved by the...

"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...

Who do I tell if I want my organs donated after I die? Though this topic is not typically brought up in a palliative care conversation...