by afladmin | Oct 28, 2019 | End of Life
You can imagine the scene. A patient lying in a bed, surrounded by softly beeping machines, the disconcerting sight of them connected to seemingly endless tubes and wires. There is a heaviness in the room, an awareness of death that we, busy with our normal lives,...
by afladmin | Jul 30, 2018 | After Abortion Care
Seeing a new medical provider means you get handed the brown clip board from the receptionist with that tedious multi-page “new patient form.” Some questions are quite detailed and frankly, embarrassing. Others may make us squirm in our seats; e.g., weight, smoking,...
by afladmin | May 29, 2018 | End of Life
I have always seen this particular idiom as a sarcastic way of expressing disdain for something. “Sitting through dinner with her is a fate worse than death.” But as Anglicans for Life addresses end-of-life issues, this idiom caused me to really consider—what is a...