Keyword: dying
How Long Have I Got Left? Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Kalanithi describes his own experience with cancer and facing mortality - and how it's opened his eyes to what patients want to hear and how doctors can best advise them.
Doctors need to learn about dying, too Dr. Michael Nisco addresses the importance of training physicians in appropriately navigating discussions with their patients on the subjects of death and dying.
Sight Unseen (must download to hear) Listen to a family's reaction after learning that their son's death had been documented by a photographer embedded with a medevac team in Afghanistan.
Jean-Paul Mari: The chilling aftershock of a brush with death Journalist Jean-Paul Mari talks about his brush with death when a shell hit the building he was reporting from in Bahgdad. This discussion delves into the unseen scars that those who struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder must endure.
Hard Conversations About How To Die Dealing with both Alzheimer's and prostate cancer a man discusses his options and decisions with his doctor and his spouse
Murderer in the Mirror by Scott Eggener A surgeon recalls the devastation of the first time a patient died on the operating table. The Bitter End When it comes to the critical question of what to do when death is at hand, there seems to be a gap between what most people want providers to do for them, and what providers want done for themselves.
Remission by Lupe Fiasco A rap narrative of struggles with cancer. Poetry - alive and well!
Dying Father has Last First Dance with Daughter by Gabe Gutierrez Video and short text - Rachel Wolf had always dreamed of her wedding - gown, makeup, guests, and family. When her father, Dr. James Wolf, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had only 3 months to live, she knew she had to find a way, groom or no groom, to have a first dance with him.