I am humbled

I'm absolutely overwhelmed with your positive responses to my previous post, "Checkout time". Thank you. It's my most commented-on post, ever.

I didn't expect so many would see it from my side.

I'm just one doctor. I can't change the world.

But maybe sending a link to the post to others who DON'T see this side of dying will help more people understand. So if any of you want to, go ahead.

Death touches all of us. Thinking about it in advance won't stop that. But it can help us deal with it better when the time comes.

I was so surprised by your responses that I didn't put up any of my usual stories from the medical trenches. We will return to our regular program format of sarcasm and medical practice idiocy tomorrow.