The past 2 weeks, I lost two dear people to me, one a school friend and the other my beloved boss.
Both due to cancer. While my friend died in india, and I don’t have much details, I can detail something re my boss george.
Last November, george got this cough, which he could not get rid of. It took a month to diagnose the cancer in his lymph as the symptoms were very misleading. Soon they also found growths in his spine.
Weekly we used to get updates from his wife, who also worked with us. The entire group of us, used to call once a week to chat, but with the growth of cancer, this too became a burden for george.
A month ago, he was transferred to a hospice. It is a place, uniquely equipped to keep a terminally ill person in physical and emotional comfort. No more drugs are administered except painkillers. 7 x 24 palliative care is provided.
Last Thursday morning george gently slipped away from this world to the next.
Below is a moving article by atul gawande. Of Indian origin, he is an oncologist practising in the usa and a great writer. I have read a few of his articles. He is very highly thought of both, in the medical and literary circles.
Please read the attach article. There is something in it for each of us.
Thank you.
Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker
Both due to cancer. While my friend died in india, and I don’t have much details, I can detail something re my boss george.
Last November, george got this cough, which he could not get rid of. It took a month to diagnose the cancer in his lymph as the symptoms were very misleading. Soon they also found growths in his spine.
Weekly we used to get updates from his wife, who also worked with us. The entire group of us, used to call once a week to chat, but with the growth of cancer, this too became a burden for george.
A month ago, he was transferred to a hospice. It is a place, uniquely equipped to keep a terminally ill person in physical and emotional comfort. No more drugs are administered except painkillers. 7 x 24 palliative care is provided.
Last Thursday morning george gently slipped away from this world to the next.
Below is a moving article by atul gawande. Of Indian origin, he is an oncologist practising in the usa and a great writer. I have read a few of his articles. He is very highly thought of both, in the medical and literary circles.
Please read the attach article. There is something in it for each of us.
Thank you.
Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker