Friends,
In the weeks before her passing, Lissa, her family, and her hospice nurse were interviewed by a New York Times reporter who was investigating the way in which physicians die. A week or so later, Lissa was photographed for this piece as well. As you can imagine, Lissa was eloquent and honest about her life choices. It is fitting that, even now, she continues to teach us about facing cancer head-on and meeting death on her own terms.
We have heard that the NPR Marketplace piece that includes Lissa's voice and statements about doctors and dying will air this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on Marketplace (sometime between 6:30-7:00) and the print piece will be in The New York Times in the 'your money' section--don't ask me why--on the 20th. It will most likely be on the front page of that section.
Don’t miss it!!
Brent
Sabbatical
Sabbatical!!
2 comments:
What a treasure to have such a beautiful sister/wife/mom/daughter/friend in your lives. I shared Lissa's writings/poems with my husband during his last weeks of life this summer, we relished her honesty and strength. What an honor it was to be part of her/your story. Thank you!
What a courageous woman Lissa was! It seems there are exceptional people in this world who know how to show us how it's done! My own sister, Dianne, passed away from metastatic breast cancer nearly 7 years ago. I feel such joy Dianne is likely welcoming another "sister" named Lissa into a place of everlastng joy and happiness where pain and suffering don't exist. Bless your family and all of her friends and colleagues. Mary Jo, South Bend, IN -- a native of Ohio.
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