January 10, 2015

poetry?

January 10, 2015

Poetic, thought the primary care doc, when our patient’s mother was able to grant his birthday wish to see the ocean “one last time.” Samuel’s last several months had been confined to the hospital or a rehab center.

Vanessa Grubbs

August 17, 2014

dialysis, end of life, palliative care

low hanging fruit

Vanessa Grubbs

August 17, 2014

dialysis, end of life, palliative care

Nearly 2 years ago, as my desire to move from whine to action with regard to how we care for patients with end-stage kidney disease grew, I joined the American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN) Dialysis Advisory Group (DAG). This was very much a calculated action.

Vanessa Grubbs

July 12, 2014

no dialysis, end of life, palliative care

way to go

Vanessa Grubbs

July 12, 2014

no dialysis, end of life, palliative care

In England people believe death is imminent, in Canada people believe death is inevitable, but in America people believe death is optional.

-- Ian Morrison, health care futurist

Vanessa Grubbs

May 17, 2014

no dialysis, end of life, palliative care

in case i don’t see you again

Vanessa Grubbs

May 17, 2014

no dialysis, end of life, palliative care

In case I don’t get to see you again… I knew only bits about Mr. G. The bits that don’t really matter. I knew what medications he had been prescribed. I knew his blood pressure. I knew his weight. But I knew nothing about the bits that mattered.