Tag: Palliative Care
Noa
I am up too late tonight. I am somewhat in the valley of my mood range despite having no outward claim to be disgruntled, angry with my creator, or otherwise disenfranchised. To the contrary, I have many gifts to be grateful for, including among them adversities that have ensured I am well grounded in humility and empathy for my fellow man and sometimes even … Read More Noa
Isenheim Altarpiece: A Portrait of Agony; a Message of Hope
I cannot imagine caring for patients with “St. Anthony’s Fire” in the 1500s. Our medicines have come along ways and palliative care nurses are by the sides of those facing unremitting symptoms, torment, and anguish. Nevertheless, patients with serious conditions are faced with their own mortality and the instinctual drive to defy our destiny with ashes. When to fight on, what medicines to … Read More Isenheim Altarpiece: A Portrait of Agony; a Message of Hope
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