Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about dying (link here). It was an in depth reflection about the choices I see people make when confronting disease that has escaped control. While the post was well received and I got a lot of positive feedback, I recognize that I barely scratched the surface of a really important topic.
I would therefore like to continue to put up a variety of multimedia topics on the post that I think do a good job diving into a very difficult topic - because the topic is strangely taboo for many doctors and patients.
A while back, I added a podcast on hospice that I thought was especially good (link here)
Now Atul Gawande has put together a frontline video. Not sure if you ever watch frontline - but it doesn't pull any punches. Atul writes regularly for the New Yorker and really has a clear voice on many important topics. The video is getting very favorable reviews - so I wanted to post a link to it from the blog. Not necessarily a happy joyful topic, but a sober view to consider (link here).
In the meantime, we ARE making huge progress against CLL and NHL. I am more excited about research than ever before. I now find myself wondering if CLL or even follicular lymphoma might become curable cancers in the next ten years with emerging technologies. Please know that there is a lot of plausible hope out there - just putting these links out there to expose something that doesn't get the attention it deserves.
Thanks for reading (and listening and viewing).
Doc with posts like that one you should have plenty of time for research. Very depressing.
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