A businessman in his late 60’s was diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer. He was a very powerful man. Everybody obeyed his command. He had the ability to hire and fire at a moment’s notice. Even his family were afraid of him. He has been separated from his wife for 20 years and hasn’t spoken to her since the time of...
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An elderly patient was at my clinic for the second time after I discharged her from the hospital. In her previous visits, she was always accompanied by her daughter who is the main caregiver. However during the first visit, her daughter had to attend to something which has already been scheduled a long time before so the patient...
read moreOur relatives only want what is best for us but they do not always know what is best for us. I have a patient who is in the food business primarily because she loves to cook. She gets up between 3 to 4 o’clock in the morning, starts cooking and does not stop until around 12-1 pm. I am amazed by her ability to get up so early...
read moreHearing 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...
read moreThe 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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