Thursday morning. 11:45 a.m. Announcement over the hospital loudspeaker: “Code Blue, third floor, hallway. Code Blue, third floor, hallway.” (A code blue is a term
From this tale of two patients, one can learn about many more … Without knowing any details, I enter the room. He tells me he
Ever have a conversation with a person’s eyes? Where there is no need for words because of your strong ties? Beth has been in the
As a chaplain in a hospital, I meet all kinds of people: young to old, deeply religious to denying God, grateful to angry, and dying
It has been been almost a year since a special patient of mine, Harry, passed away. I think of him often. My relationship with Harry
“Thank you for coming. You are the first person to sit and speak with me all day,” he said. Abe, an unaffiliated Jewish 68-year-old man,
