The Hardest Thing About Grief
If you were my patient and you were grieving, I would comfort you. Most of the time, I would know the words to say and the ones to skip. I would help you think about loss, grief, and life in
Category: Death & Dying
Random Thoughts About Planning A Funeral
I planned my first funeral a few months ago. I am talking about my wife Uzma’s funeral. She died on January 30, 2019. Uzma had cancer. When her doctors couldn’t stop cancer from having Uzma, they referred her to hospice.
The Hospice Way To A Good Death
My wife Uzma died peacefully at home. She hadn’t taken any painkillers for three days. Our kids, my parents, and I were next to her. In the weeks leading up to her death, she was visited by many old friends.
How A Doctor Chose Her Last Doctor
About one and a half years before she died, my wife Uzma, undergoing treatment for stage 4 breast cancer , started looking for an appointment with a palliative care physician close to home. She called a few different palliative care