RESURRECTION
The most outrageous claim in the Bible is that Jesus was resurrected on the third day…
Read MoreDEATH AS A CHRISTIAN
Death is a pestilence and an aberration. We attempt to avoid and cheat death, because we fear it. It feels wrong somehow, even though it is inevitable...
Read MoreDEATH AS A DOCTOR: CONCLUSION
These 4 stories shared in the weeks past are only a sampling of the many ways people approach death and dying. In a profession where prolonging life is typically the main aim, death makes the practice of medicine feel ultimately futile...
Read MoreDEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 4 - DENIAL
One day, an elderly couple that normally sees another doctor at our practice came to see me. Their problem? Not enough pain killers…
Read MoreDEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 3 - DIGNITY
After several years of working in the hospital system, bouncing around from specialty to specialty, harassed, overworked and jaded; I became eager to leave. So I began as a General Practice Registrar...
Read MoreDEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 2 - FAILURE
As a young doctor, death feels like the enemy...
Read MoreDEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 1 - INJUSTICE
My first experience of death was as a medical student...
Read MoreTHE FUNERAL
The church hall was crowded. A sea of faces amassed in muted black. The only color emanated from the tall stained-glass windows lining the ancient walls. Glorious golden light bathed the coffin, closed, at the front: the focus of attention.
Who was in the coffin?...
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