In draft but publishing as a work in progress:
I've heard this incredible woman speak and think
that the idea that she is helping more people by putting herself out there than
she could have done as a jobbing breast surgeon is worthy of reflection.
The other thing that struck me about this article, in a way which it didn't when I heard her speak before, was the idea of getting your own disease, in her case breast cancer.
I am not sure which of my patients' diseases to chose from; MI, stroke, Pneumonia, PE, major injury, depression. I could go on.
I suppose my learning is to think ahead and be ready, have the affairs sorted, enjoy life in the meantime, and... "Don't go to sleep on an argument".
Talking about death, a talk at the recent Royal College of Emergency Medicine conference in Belfast was on The Dying, i.e. those patients for whom resuscitation might not be the best option.
A speaker also recommended Being Mortal, Atul Gawande (who also wrote Better, and The Checklist Manifesto).
The other thing that struck me about this article, in a way which it didn't when I heard her speak before, was the idea of getting your own disease, in her case breast cancer.
I am not sure which of my patients' diseases to chose from; MI, stroke, Pneumonia, PE, major injury, depression. I could go on.
I suppose my learning is to think ahead and be ready, have the affairs sorted, enjoy life in the meantime, and... "Don't go to sleep on an argument".
Talking about death, a talk at the recent Royal College of Emergency Medicine conference in Belfast was on The Dying, i.e. those patients for whom resuscitation might not be the best option.
A speaker also recommended Being Mortal, Atul Gawande (who also wrote Better, and The Checklist Manifesto).
This conversation is continuing what with the coronavirus, and on going non-coronavirus disease.
Death literacy is a thing, and lack of it. The expression "passed away" persists (a bit like"A&E" for Emergency Medicine and Emergency Departments).
A growing movement called Compassionate Communities looks to empower communities to support themselves.
A response to resource deficiency but the right thing to do anyway.
A band that plays music for
weddings and funerals. Presumably this particular track, Kalashnikov (https://youtu.be/UqOL7LOR6ko) is for weddings. My parents might not understand it at my funeral, but my friends would, for sure.
My beautiful daughters would appreciate the holding up of a light https://open.spotify.com/track/3ACZrIdyipWtpXDtW1Ofxx?
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