NON-FICTION

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Kindness counts, whether you are the patient, or being patient and quietly listening.

Standing up for yourself when a medical condition is unseen takes energy and courage.

“Some people like to name their stomas,” a nurse says. This is an essay about one who lived up to her cantankerous old lady reputation.

Listen up to some sweet advice from a fellow doctor: to turn up the volume and dive right in.

Careful and caring, a daughter watches how others make her father transfer to a nursing home a smooth passage.

What we receive from our family — in mementos and memories — holds meaning for our everyday lives.

When a baby is born, what are the expectations? A doctor’s reflection after giving birth.

Coming back from a mind-rattling night in the ER can’t be measured simply in minutes, hours or days.

Diagnosis of a “watch and wait” cancer prompts a meditation on recovering what’s been lost.

On a road trip with her Auntie, a clinician considers her deep ties to her family of nurses.