Lessons: In Life, In Death by Aneka She grew up in an ordinary middle-class family. She was sent to school with her elder brothers, in contravention of the times, largely thanks to her forward-thinking mother. She wanted to become a schoolteacher like her mother. Post-marriage she had to move to a metropolitan city in another…
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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020 “My Care, My Comfort” Based on the theme of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020, Palliative Care: it’s “My Care, My Comfort”, Dr. Lulu Mathews shares a story with our readers. Dr. Lulu MathewsProgram Director, Academics,Institute of Palliative Medicine,Kozhikode, Kerala.Email: lulumathews@gmail.com Palliative Care, Chacko’s Comfort Can I…
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Mother’s lap! Is that the abode of solace for her dying baby? Author: Dr Lulu MathewsProgram Director, Academics, Institute of Palliative Medicine(WHOCC for Community Participation in Palliative Care and Long-term Care), Kozhikode, Kerala. Where would you like to die? In whose arms? This question when posed to an adult, you are unlikely to get a…
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“‘The nursing aides can wheel his stretcher(he is too tired to sit in the wheelchair now)out to the garden,where he can see the sunsets,smell the flowers and mango blooms,and hear the birds singing their hearts out.His grandchild can run-up to his room with his school bag after each exam,and sit with him on the hospital…
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This article by Dr. Naveen Salins and Dr. Ashish Gulia (published as the editorial of Indian Journal of Medical Sciences), provides an overview of the ethics based decision-making during a COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Seven ethical principles that guides decision-making in a pandemic crisis have been listed in this article. Congratulations Dr. Naveen and Dr. Ashish…
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