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Anne's avatar

Delightful as always, Kristina. I particularly enjoy that you show caregiving with depth. It's not just the worrying and pushing meds of the patient. It also requires that you keep all your other balls in the air as well.

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

Thank you, Anne. It really is such a messy and chaotic process. It is rare that there is a day that the mind, body and soul can focus on a single thing —unless it is overwhelming grief. So hard to make progress on thinking through even simple things.

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Mark Stevenson's avatar

Just sharing the simple conversations and your thoughts during this time is beneficial to so many people that have/are or are going to be in this scenario. Thank you 🙏🏻

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

Thank you, Mark. This is a good reminder to add more dialogue to my scenes.

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Curt Ghormley's avatar

Just as a technical note, I LOVE the dialog. That makes this quite readable and engaging.

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

Thank you, Curt! I think I need to weave in more dialogue in the other chapters too.

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Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams's avatar

C. have the most brutal and honest and funny reactions. And she is so verbal and funny. And she does not hold anything back. And it is true, you were a very demanding patient. But I am so happy to come and help!

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

Ha ha. Yes, we needed you to support my mouth surgery!

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Lynnette's avatar

AHAHHA kids!! I love that! Kids always have the best perspective on life!

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

So true! She loved the comparison. Little rascal!

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Lynnette's avatar

I know it because I did it too! I was a kid in an adult ward (because only the adult docs could treat me), and I’d go over to the “old people” who loved me and tell them, that I’m doing better than them cuz imma going to the playground and they’re stuck reading boring newspapers 😂

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

Ha ha ha ha

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