More on Dealing with the Emotions of Patients

Hearing of a diagnosis of cancer can devastating even if the cancer is very responsive to treatment or even if the cancer is at a very very early stage.  I hear patients say that nothing is ever the same again. Whenever a diagnosis of illness is life changing, patients often go through disbelief or denial.  At this time, patients...

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The Story of My Training and The Emotions of the Cancer Patient

The emotions that I went through in training are parallel to what happens to a patient upon learning of a diagnosis of cancer, any major illness or any life-changing situation such as loss of a job or marital breakup.  The following were taken from the previous blog (When I Grow Up) to illustrate a slew of emotions that patients go...

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Six Months To Live

I can’t remember where I first encountered this question “How would you spend the rest of your life if you find out that you only had six months to live?” but I surely remember that I did not have a clue as to how to answer this question.  In fact, I envied those who could. As a doctor, I deal a lot with patients who...

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