A father keeps his cancer secret from his daughter. The reason will break your heart.

Norman cried the night his daughter was born. For hours and hours. Each time he looked at her perfect head, touched the few strands of blond hair, held her in his arms, soft, smooth skin, soapy smell, pale blue eyes, tears poured down his cheeks. He felt alive. He felt alone. They named her Matilda, after his father. It was the right thing to do, because his father, Matthew, had dropped dead the day before. He got over his Dad’s death, as much as any of us heal from the loss of someone we need. We live in a new world. Still, Mattie’s birthdays were bittersweet. Norm’s lost dream of giving his Dad that first grandchild faded the candles. Like the first, each annum was celebration and mourning. Eight months ago, Norman started to cough. Dry and annoying at first, he blamed it on the icy winter. Then his handkerchief tinged red. The x-ray showed a shadow. The CT a mass. The biopsy carcinoma. Norman had lung cancer, and he became my patient. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Physician Cancer Source Type: blogs