As staff tended to a busy emergency room, the unknown man stood outside the back window of the emergency department, placed his hand over his heart and held
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Reflections on The Death of a Patient – by David Juurlink
I’d like to share some reflections on the death of a patient. I’ve thought about her a lot. She gave me explicit consent to tweet
Do Not Take Your Loved Ones for Granted – by Mike O’Connor
I’m currently sat on a cancer ward at the hospital, waiting for my mum to be discharged after she had surgery to remove a tumor,
Why Kindness Heals – By James R. Doty, M.D.
As a physician specializing in neurosurgery at an academic medical center, I appreciate the unhappiness many patients have with the present healthcare delivery system that
I Know You Love Me — Now Let Me Die – By Louis M. Profeta MD
In the old days, she would be propped up on a comfy pillow, in fresh cleaned sheets under the corner window where she would in
The Perfect Thing My Doctor Said About My Life With Chronic Illness – By Catherine Richardson
My doctor sat at his desk facing his computer as he read through my chart and got updated on the various specialists I’d seen and
The Narrative of Privilege – By sluckettg
‘Miss,’ she said, as I bit my tongue. I was choking on the worst insult a female junior doctor can bear, ‘I know that crystal
Heart-Wrenching Photo of Doctor Crying Goes Viral. Here’s Why – by Pamela Wible MD
Outside of a Southern California hospital, an ER doctor is crouched down against a concrete wall grieving the loss of his 19-year-old patient. A paramedic
Rise – by Jamie Newell
The biggest threat to our way of life are not our governments or the terrorists they claim to be chasing across the globe. It is
One Nurse Re-Imagines The Precious Neonatal Babies She Cares For
Nurse Jessica Wright spends her days caring for peaceful looking patients, but she knows the babies in her neonatal intensive care unit are quietly fighting
The Person I am Most Thankful For by Cate Luther
In this month of giving thanks, many people espouse that they are thankful for their health or their family or even a sunshiny day. While
THIS is What Heroes Look Like – Ebola Battle Through a Nurse’s Eyes
CNN’s Nima Elbagir reports on the desperate effort to save Ebola patients from the viewpoint of those taking care of them. To the medical staff
The Kindness of the “Country Doctor”
The patient is 85 years old. He is scared. He’s in pain. He needs surgery if he’s to live. A situation this volatile could easily
This Dad Has The Best Reason For Not Walking His Daughter Down The Aisle.
Some women prefer not to have their fathers walk them down the aisle on their wedding day, but this little girl won’t even have the
An Alabama Doctor Walked Six Miles Through Snow In Order To Perform Life-Saving Brain Surgery
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw was at Brookwood Medical Center Tuesday morning when he was needed for emergency brain surgery at Trinity Medical Center.
The True Meaning Of ‘In Sickness And In Health’
The year 2013 was full of highs and lows for Redditor ‘wellyjup’ and her husband. ‘wellyjup’ shared what happened: Full story: we met, and it
Peter Pan Just Keeps On Giving
The creator of Peter Pan, JM Barrie, gave the rights for his original book to London’s Great Ormond Street children’s hospital, meaning any and all
Best Friends To The End…
Please click below for more hospital kindness; “While I was near death and hospitalized…” “A hospital allowed this lady’s cat to visit her before she
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