| Contents |
An oncologist reflects on loss and the culture of medicine / Lidia Schapira, MD -- On "doing" loss / Wendy S. Harpham, MD, FACP -- "Will you take me in?" : a story of loss, restoration, and success / Damon Madison, EMBA -- Losing them / Amy Ship, MA, MD, FACP -- When the loss is not just personal, but is of one's self / Julia H. Rowland, PhD -- Speechless / Matthew Loscalzo, LCSW -- "Did your mother ever die?" / Fredda Wasserman, MA, MPH, LMFT -- Panel 19, number 9, east : in memorium to Larry Insel, 01 May 1967 / Mitch Golant, PhD -- Five decades / Steven T. Rosen, MD, FACP, FASCO -- Lost and found / Susan Block, MD -- In sickness and in health, till death do us part / Marshall Forstein, MD -- With this ring / Cheryl Krauter, LMFT -- Good times, brother / John Halporn, MD -- For better or for worse : a couple reconfigures life after loss / Joan Heller Miller, EdM, and Ken Miller, MD -- Watching my wife move / Joseph V. Simone, MD, and Patricia Ann Simone, RN, BA -- Life is loss (...and how I tolerated it when I became a house officer) : a personal memoir / Cy Stein, MD, PhD -- Mourning and restoration / Craig Blinderman, MD -- Conclusion : loss : we can do better / Matthew Loscalzo, LCSW, Marshall Forstein, MD, and Linda A. Klein, JD. |
| Abstract |
"As a patient I would want a doctor who cares for me as a person, wouldn't you? If I were diagnosed with a serious, life-altering illness I would want a doctor whose presence gave me comfort. I would endow them with the power to lift my spirits when they called or walked into my room. Of course, I would also want them to have scientific expertise and technical skills, but I would most cherish their ability to attend to my existential and emotional needs. My doctor would analyze my data and listen to me, even bargain with me when tough decisions need to be made. I would want to be in the hands of somebody who kept me feeling safe from the chaos, indignity and suffering that accompanies disease"-- Provided by publisher. |
