I was led back to the recovery room to see my 25-year-old daughter, Haley, who was just starting to rouse after having a pacemaker implanted.
Review this painting. Not just a quick glance but a thorough study of it. What do you think that the woman is thinking about? What emotions come to mind? What time of day?
In her touching poem Ode to My Hepatologist, Dr. Blei, Susan Zemelman shares her experience of care, loss, and gratitude for a doctor she will never forget.
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Every Labor Day, I’m transported back to my father’s final month of life in 2008—not by grief, but by gratitude for the humanity and grace that surrounded him in his last days.