Superfluous Pulchritude

From medical student to palliative care physician...reflections at the bedside.

Monday, June 29, 2015

Bare Foot Visit

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I have been told that when treating delirium, you should look for reversible causes first.  In other words, before adding in lots of medicat...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Without Work

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Frankie had worked as a barber in a small town for over 40 years.  It's important to note that in a small town the barber shop has it...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Hard Things

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Families that take care of dying loved ones in their homes, go through such extraordinary things. We expect illness and dying to affect us...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Absolution

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Faye had been dealt an over abundance of difficult things. When she was born, she was not wanted by her drug abusing mom, so her grandmother...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Where We Find Our Worth

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It's in my nature to want to understand why some people take so long to die. Jenny was a middle aged woman who's primary cancer had ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A Good Death

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What is a good death anyway? The word in Greek for good is "eu" and the word for death is "thanatos", so in Greek this b...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

War Baggage

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There have been books and lectures written on veterans and the dying process.  I have witnessed a variety of cases.  The issue has to do w...
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Amy Clarkson
I attended the University of Kansas for medical school and graduated in 2004. Family Medicine was an easy choice for residency and I completed 3 years with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Kansas Hospital, finishing up my last year as a Chief Resident. After spending time with the palliative care consult team, I knew I'd found my niche in medicine. I completed my fellowship in palliative medicine with Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care and then joined the physician group of that organization for 2 years. Our family made the decision to move to a more rural setting, allowing me to join Southwind Hospice in Pratt, Kansas as Medical Director in August, 2010. Any free time not involved in medicine is spent with my family, which includes my 3 children and amazing physician husband.
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