Category Archives: Death and Dying

Sleek Green Car

Posted on 08/22/2022 by Jorge Medico

Our country is a place where car culture has flourished since the days of Henry Ford, and nowhere more so than in California. Combining this cue for nostalgia with our ongoing medical theme brings you this next Monday’s Poem of … Continue reading →

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Her Patient Days

Posted on 08/15/2022 by Jorge Medico

This Monday’s Poem of the Week continues our medical theme, and the difficulties we all face in that awkward transition time when someone close to us is nearing the end of their life’s journey. Her Patient Days What was it … Continue reading →

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Dying Is A Difficult Business

Posted on 08/11/2022 by Jorge Medico

When I first met her, there wasn’t anything extraordinary about her appearance or her story. She came in, like many others that I see, seeking to have a screening colonoscopy. Her last examination was over ten years ago, and her … Continue reading →

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Fasciculation

Posted on 08/01/2022 by Jorge Medico

Many of you have likely noticed that Monday’s Poem of the Week often have themes related to medicine and family. I make no apologies for this, for this is who I am, and this is what I do. However, as … Continue reading →

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Grief in the Time of the Pandemic

Posted on 07/16/2022 by Jorge Medico

The phone rang this morning. The news of my friend and old officer manager’s death did not come as a surprise. I had spoken to her only a week ago, and knew she was sick with Covid, thanks to the … Continue reading →

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Her Patient Days

Posted on 07/12/2022 by Jorge Medico

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the posting of Monday’s Poem of the Week had to be delayed until today. Mea culpa! Her Patient Days What was it but an act of abnegation when she shook her head and said, … Continue reading →

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I Will Leave You One Day

Posted on 06/13/2022 by Jorge Medico

This Monday’s Poem of the Week is dedicated to Valerie, a dear friend who lost her soul mate after fifty two years. It’s a tragedy we all must deal with as survivors of loss sooner or later in life.  I … Continue reading →

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Posted on 05/30/2022 by Jorge Medico

Today is Memorial Day, a day of remembrance, a day of honor. Even as we rightly perform these honorable and necessary acts, there are those among us who are approaching their final journey, and those whose families anxiously parse words … Continue reading →

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Scenes From the Children’s Hospital

Posted on 05/23/2022 by Jorge Medico

Last night I called a friend who I saw recently during a memorable road trip up the Coast. A few days after we were together, he called me back with the shocking news that he was just diagnosed with advanced … Continue reading →

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Playing Word Games

Posted on 05/16/2022 by Jorge Medico

There is little in life so devastating as watching someone you love descend into the abyss of Alzheimer’s disease. Sadly, too many of us have seen a parent, a spouse, or a friend journey down this dark road. This Monday’s … Continue reading →

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