Open AccessLearning From Gus
Author(s) -
Shuman Andrew G.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0436
Subject(s) - medicine , coalescence (physics) , aesthetics , philosophy , astrobiology , physics
A coalescence of life events highlighted thoughts about dealing with loss as doctors, as patients, and as parents. The unfairness of death is mourned as well as the inability to prevent it. Perhaps in medicine, as in parenthood, people move on, taking memories along for the ride.