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Jack was bored. He had been dutifully and faithfully following his beautiful wife around as she shopped for the past three hours or so (he couldn’t be sure exactly; time was somewhat of an illusion by now)...
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 MoreTHIS IS (HOPEFULLY) WHY YOUR CHRISTIAN FRIEND HAS THEIR STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
First of all, let me start off by saying that I acknowledge how deeply personal and emotional the issue of gay marriage is...
Read MoreMARY CLUMP AND THE CLOT
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This short story was written and first published in 2010, while I was in my 3rd year of medical school. It was written to be a whimsical summary and educational tool for my tutorial group about Deep Vein Thromboses (DVTs) and Pulmonary Emboli (PEs)...
Read MoreDOCTOR-PATIENT ETIQUETTE
We live in an age where information and gratification are a few short keystrokes away. Want to know who that person was that did that thing that one time…? Google it. Feel like a pizza? Order one online – guaranteed delivery to your door in 30 minutes or less. What a time to be alive!...
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