The good folks at Pallimed, a wonderful hospice blog, posted some moving and thoughtful comments from Tony Judt, historian, and victim of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also know as ALS, or Lou Gehrigs disease. This excerpt is from an interview by Terry Gross of “Fresh Air.” “In my practical terms what I’ve done long since is…
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Credo
I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been affected by the global financial collapse. A recent article in the journal First Things (www.FirstThings.com) points out how the removal of the five cardinal virtues from our economic system has destroyed the trust between creditor and borrower, and seller and buyer. Although some lawmakers have proposed legislation requiring banks to make loans,…
Texas Hospice Blog Bookends
I wanted to follow-up on three previous blog entries. 1. A week ago a pateint who had been on a ventilator for six weeks and was ready “pull the plug.” He died peacefully 20 minutes after we extubated him. During my visit with him before he died he communicated to me that he was ready to go,…
