tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post8895028665371302518..comments2024-03-18T06:27:51.599-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Profoundly shaped by relationshipsPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-15587000271694664282007-09-21T12:52:00.000-04:002007-09-21T12:52:00.000-04:00Wow. That's such a terrifying thing to think. That...Wow. That's such a terrifying thing to think. That's why I've always equated the breakups of friends and lovers with mourning. <BR/><BR/>Or inspiration, in a sense, the possibility to share yourself leading to transcendence. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>AlijorAlijorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182581707478931984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-29180273228591547692007-08-01T23:30:00.000-04:002007-08-01T23:30:00.000-04:00A truly lovely piece of writing, and very true. T...A truly lovely piece of writing, and very true. Thank you for posting this here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-11339669501382919182007-07-27T06:19:00.000-04:002007-07-27T06:19:00.000-04:00Oh what a beautiful thing. Sudden and voluminous t...Oh what a beautiful thing. Sudden and voluminous tears. I've had plenty of my own reason in recent months to experience my fear of losing such a relationship, and this puts it into words beautifully.<BR/><BR/>And I'm really, really glad that BIDMC's teams and their newest treatments seem to have pulled me back from the pit, so I can more fully enjoy that "merged soul" condition while we have the chance.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-27209466376291437022007-07-23T04:25:00.000-04:002007-07-23T04:25:00.000-04:00In addition to being a touching story about a man ...In addition to being a touching story about a man and his deceased wife, the Brooks article also sheds light on why reforming health care is proving to be so difficult<BR/><BR/>The attitudes we share about health care, including the roles of those involved in it and the relationships among them, were developed at an earlier time and passed on to us by our ancestors. Health care has changed faster than the attitudes have adapted.<BR/><BR/>Thus, the challenge faced by health care reform has more to do with changing attitudes than with changing health care itself.Richard Wittruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989851443772182737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-3583035003479230352007-07-22T18:38:00.000-04:002007-07-22T18:38:00.000-04:00Really nice. I am reading “Time Traveler’s Wife” w...Really nice. I am reading “Time Traveler’s Wife” which has a similar theme of true love, merger of souls. Have you heard about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-66537165909311640862007-07-22T18:37:00.000-04:002007-07-22T18:37:00.000-04:00I will hold on to this for a long time. As my clos...I will hold on to this for a long time. As my closest friend goes through these awful treatments for her cancer, this will help me keep a perspective.<BR/><BR/>We really do have to cherish every minute we have with those we love……Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-73536038642584954502007-07-22T18:36:00.000-04:002007-07-22T18:36:00.000-04:00Thank you very much for sharing. It is a beautiful...Thank you very much for sharing. It is a beautiful thought expressed very movingly.<BR/><BR/>It reminds me of what my mother told me when she was dying of stomach cancer. My betrothed and I had just married, we moved ahead the wedding so that she would be able to be there. She was too weak to come to the ceremony, but we went to see her after right after, and she said how much she regretted not going to going to be able to meet our future children...but, she explained, ‘they will be able to meet me, just help them see me in your dad, I am in there’. I think she would have agreed with Hofstadter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-46267318025127655702007-07-22T18:35:00.000-04:002007-07-22T18:35:00.000-04:00Truly beautiful….thanks for calling our attention ...Truly beautiful….thanks for calling our attention to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-56494847952568334322007-07-21T08:04:00.000-04:002007-07-21T08:04:00.000-04:00This is beautiful! It emphasizes the amazing power...This is beautiful! It emphasizes the amazing power of connections and love. We need to be reminded about what really matters in this life we live and how strong the ties really are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-23136677859680055252007-07-21T06:15:00.000-04:002007-07-21T06:15:00.000-04:00Extraordinary…….and nestles in one’s soul……thank y...Extraordinary…….and nestles in one’s soul……thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com