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“Well, your mother’s had a long life …”

October 9, 2017 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Casey Quinlan, in response to “As She Lay Dying” – a son calls on the health system to involve patients and families in improving safety I’ll apologize in advance for the screaming screed that is […]

“As She Lay Dying” – a son calls on the health system to involve patients and families in improving safety

December 3, 2012 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Warning: this doesn’t end well. Not for anyone in the story. Unless it changes you, as it did me. Jonathan Welch, MD, teaches at Harvard Medical School and practices in the ER at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. But, as is often the case in life, the information that really matters is more personal: […]

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