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| Shenandoah National Park April 2012 |
Bed a) I don't want to die. I'm worried about what will be. Please do what you can.
Bed b) I just want to die. I'm worried about what will be. Please do what you can.
The dichotomy of desires around death are brought to a forefront in the hospital. People come who are dying from a terminal illness, while others come because they tried to end their own lives before their bodies were ready. The separation of mind body here is striking. I am one to be a big believer in mind-body connection, but it must be agknowledged that in some situations this theory is limited. Our will to live can only go so far, and our bodies will to live can only survive so much. Faced with these two patients on the same day I found myself confused with my role as a healthcare provider for them is. When we take the hippocratic oath (which I will take next year upon graduating), we sign on to do what we can to achieve optimal health for our patients. The medical ethics behind such notions as assisted suicide, when that might be in the best interest of our patient, is one that society has shut down as unquestionable. Our duty has become to keep patients alive. However, we have made great strides in this arena with the advent of palliative care models that are now integrated into hospitals and home healthcare settings. The idea being that at some point we have to stop fighting and just be. Accepting death and living out your last days in peace and comfort is difficult for both the providers and family.
In taking this theory and applying it to the day to day I find that sometimes we have to accept things we don't like instead of fighting against them. There are things in each of our lives that we want to change that are perhaps out of our own control. Sometimes the peace and serenity comes from just accepting, even embracing and just being at peace with how things are.
This chicken is moist, delicious and super easy to make!
1 cut up whole chicken
Olive Oil
1 cup of white wine
1 box of Shitake mushrooms chopped up
3 cloves of garlic diced
1 white or yellow onion diced
Bunch of Sage chopped up
Mixed herb seasoning
Salt
Preset oven to 450 degrees
1) Line a baking pan with parchment paper (this way chicken doesn't stick to pan)
2) wash and dry chicken then place evenly on parchment paper
3) Rub chicken with enough olive oil to coat
4) sprinkle herb seasoning and a pinch of salt over chicken
5) cover chicken with onions, garlic, mushrooms and sage
6) pour 1/2 cupish white wine and a dash of olive oil over the whole concoction
7) bake in oven for one hour; taking out at 30 minutes and ladling some of the juice over the chicken to keep moist and putting back in for 30 minutes until brown and crisp
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