Post 91: How Do You Show Up for Someone After Their Loss? - Nine Gentle Suggestions
When it comes to knowing what to say or what to do with a friend or acquaintance who is deeply grieving loss, I would probably feel just...
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Palliative Care
Jeanne Lee
Post 89: The Evolution of Goals
"At this time, knowing what you know about your medical condition, what is most important to you?" When a palliative care physician asks...
Jeanne Lee
Post 87: Are We Treating Me or My MRI?
“She’s getting better!” Ruben emphatically exclaimed, as he grasped his wife’s hand. Dr. Les, the palliative care specialist meeting...
Jeanne Lee
Post 81: How Palliative Care Can Change a Life – Sliding Doors Moment #3
A “sliding doors moment” is a seemingly inconsequential moment that ultimately changes the trajectory of future events in a dramatic...
Jeanne Lee
Post 79: Doctors Can Hide Behind Technical Terms and Ambiguous Words - 4 Tips for Getting Clarity
At least a couple times a year, I sit with a new patient who is undergoing surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy and who turns still...
Jeanne Lee
Post 78 - "If You Really Loved Me, You Wouldn't Leave Me" and Other Things We Say When We're Hurting
I hear doctors comment that their colleagues feel like they have failed in the face of impending death of one of their patients (though I...
Jeanne Lee
Post 76: 10 Children's Books That May Help You Talk About Dying, Death, and Grief
"Can you recommend any books I can read with my kids to help me talk about dying?" is a question I occasionally hear during a palliative...
Jeanne Lee
Post 75: How Palliative Care Can Change a Life - Sliding Doors Moment #2
A “sliding doors moment” is a seemingly inconsequential moment that ultimately affects the trajectory of future events in a dramatic...
Jeanne Lee
Post 71: How Palliative Care Can Change a Life - Sliding Doors Moment #1
A “sliding doors moment” is a seemingly inconsequential moment that ultimately affects the trajectory of future events. In this post, I...
Jeanne Lee
Post 66: Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe, Which Advance Directive Do I Show?
Patient: I have my will, my living will, my Directive to Physicians, and my durable power of attorney. I have everything! There's...
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