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  • Reconciliation

    I shared an email I received from a patient’s wife in clinic today. That patient had passed away a few years back. We were all sitting in clinic going about our daily business. The email asked me to say “hi” to everyone. I had forgotten about it but then someone reminded me of him. So I…

    momilhem

    February 12, 2014
    Patient Care, Perspectives
    cancer, Iowa, Life, Loss, Patient care
  • Inconvenience

    Last night it seems one of the pipes connecting our water heater froze in our home. What an inconvenience! Stranded I was unable to go to work this morning. Commitments needed to be canceled, meetings moved and rescheduled, I disappointed many but this is important, we have no water in the house and I needed…

    momilhem

    February 5, 2014
    Patient Care, Perspectives
    cancer, Chemotherapy, Control, Inconvenience, Life
  • A confession to a friend

    Dear Hannah, Where does one start to talk to you? I guess simply saying happy birthday might be the easiest place. Last week Iowa read about you and it was refreshing to see how they were saying we miss you. I remember when I first met you; I kicked your family out of the room…

    momilhem

    January 29, 2014
    Patient Care, Perspectives, Sarcoma
    cancer, Courage, Dying, Iowa, Love, Sarcoma
  • My sister, my friend

    Molly McDowell was only 21 years old when her sister died from osteosarcoma. The loss was deep and personal to Molly so she has dedicated her life to raise awareness of the disease and to get involved with research. She has applied for medical school and hopes to be a pediatric oncologist specializing in sarcoma. Today,…

    momilhem

    January 22, 2014
    Perspectives, Sarcoma
    cancer, Hannah First, Iowa, Osteosarcoma
  • Fragile

    It was a slow day in clinic. Time was plentiful. Patients trickled in to be seen. I watched my practice in slow motion. I helped a patient make a better decision about their care. I contemplated on how fragile our health really is; on how symptoms dominate our thoughts and how having good health truly…

    momilhem

    January 15, 2014
    Patient Care, Perspectives
    cancer, Iowa, Life, Therapy
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