Depression: Grief’s Forgotten Middle Child

I texted advice to a patient's wife (typically to patient partners who must, perforce, be patient) after she thanked me for talking to him about how realistic he is in perceiving his situation, and how giving my considered opinion that he was right on time to be feeling shity and depressed. After our talk, he … Continue reading Depression: Grief’s Forgotten Middle Child →

Dying Is Irritating

Why are the dying in such foul moods sometimes? Why the moodiness when you say you're not in pain, Mr. Hospice? Is it a pain you don't know how to talk about? Well, I can say this: For those not fully invested in their consciousness being transferred to some sweet hereafter, it's irritating when we're … Continue reading Dying Is Irritating →

Condition Changes: Dying or Merely Dumpster Diving

An exotic behavior change occurred one day to someone my wife knew when still in college at UC-Santa Barbara. A friend had what was then known as Pick's Disease, but no one knew it yet. Now called frontotemporal dementia, one of the brain deterioration's early signs are personality changes. Her friend was a nurse so … Continue reading Condition Changes: Dying or Merely Dumpster Diving →