Obits

I came across the obit for a cancer patient that we have been scanning at my clinical site. It is always so sad when a patient dies. And, it is difficult to be the tech scanning them and seeing the cancer advancing right in front of you.

I am always so touched to read the obits of my former patients. I think it really is a way of honoring their life. So many of them have such interesting pasts - they have wonderful families and have had challenging and productive careers. By the time we meet them they are often very ill, or have changed so much physically and mentally from their peak. The obits remind me of all the life those patient's have had before I met them, and reminds me to treat them with kindness and respect. Just a thought from me....