I can completely empathize with your experience. It’s hard enough to lose a loved one but the health care system adds another level of trauma to the whole ordeal. Take it one day at a time.
Your essay is deeply moving and bravely honest. It captures the complexities of grief with raw emotion and sharp insight. Thank you for sharing such a personal journey
A lot to connect to here, and so beautifully written.
My favorite part was the acknowledgement that we often want different things at different moments (or maybe even at the same moment) after a loved one dies or some other catastrophic event unfolds. Why didn't she ask more questions?! When will he stop asking questions?! It's just not easy going through grief, or going through life for that matter - but it's also an amazing and valuable experience, pain and all.
And yeah, why don't they treat the whole person anymore (if they ever did)? Why have we forgotten that patients are people, not just a collection of symptoms and ailments? Good question!
I can completely empathize with your experience. It’s hard enough to lose a loved one but the health care system adds another level of trauma to the whole ordeal. Take it one day at a time.
Your essay is deeply moving and bravely honest. It captures the complexities of grief with raw emotion and sharp insight. Thank you for sharing such a personal journey
Powerful, unflinchingly honest, and beautifully written. Thank you for sharing, MP!
A lot to connect to here, and so beautifully written.
My favorite part was the acknowledgement that we often want different things at different moments (or maybe even at the same moment) after a loved one dies or some other catastrophic event unfolds. Why didn't she ask more questions?! When will he stop asking questions?! It's just not easy going through grief, or going through life for that matter - but it's also an amazing and valuable experience, pain and all.
And yeah, why don't they treat the whole person anymore (if they ever did)? Why have we forgotten that patients are people, not just a collection of symptoms and ailments? Good question!
I really appreciated this. Thanks for posting.
What a powerful essay. Thank you so much
Beautiful and raw.