Coping With Chronic Pain: The Willingness to Risk Stan Goldberg December 30, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day THOUGHT OF THE DAY. For two years, the first thing I experienced when I woke and the last thing I felt before falling asleep was pain in my thigh...
Living With A Chronic Illness: Creating a Legacy Stan Goldberg December 22, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day Someone living with a chronic illness often can't think past today's pain or discomfort. If they can, their focus may be on wondering when the...
Why Political Choice is Like Living With a Chronic Illness Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day 10/31/14-While filling out my absentee ballot I had the shocking realization that choosing politicians is like living with a chronic illness With...
End of Life: Terminal Sedation and Politically Correct Words Stan Goldberg November 13, 2013 End of Life 6 Comments In 2011 I wrote Shoot Me Please: The Right to Die, where I described my reactions to a patient who asked me to help him die. I recently received a...
The Psychology of Pain: It’s Not What You Think Stan Goldberg May 30, 2012 Chronic illness 24 Comments What would you do if you learned from this moment until you died you would be in pain? Not something mild like an occasional headache, but something...
