Just a quick note to self:
Currently on the oncology ward rounds now. End-of-life decisions are being made all the time on the ward by the team, patient and family.
And today I saw this normally-unflappable middle-aged man crying inconsolably after a talk with our consultant. He loved his dying mother so much that I very nearly teared up.
My heart clenched just at that moment.
All I could do was offer him a box of tissues.

But reflecting on it now, that mother must be one heck of a mother/caregiver/companion/human being to bring about such a reaction in her family.
Her life must have been one of selflessness,love,sacrifice,courage and all the good, good, good things in the world.
She means THAT much to people around her.
And with that, my heart unclenched just a wee bit.

And there it is, Sandra. Here's to you.


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