A mother's gift

Article Abstract:

A female physician talks about a former 25-year-old patient who was pregnant and diagnosed with cancer. She recounts how the patient agreed to postpone her chemotherapy to save her unborn child's life and how she held and fed her baby whenever she could before she died.

Cancer patients, Women physicians

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Death wish

Article Abstract:

Two persons, both dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease, are fighting the same illness in different ways. While Sue Rodriguez is challenging the law that prohibits assisted suicides, Danny Kaye wants to live as long as possible.

Analysis, Assisted suicide, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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A sister's gift

Article Abstract:

A woman describes how she helped a younger sister who had terminal cancer to write letters to the people she would leave behind. Due to her sister's weak condition, she became her transcriber and helped her complete the task before she died.

Sisters, Last words

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