Finding forgiveness in healthcare

2025-04-17

"In this line of work, you can't see death as failure. But in this case…very much felt like a failure. I hadn’t controlled his pain.” A brief note of caution: as the title suggests, this episode contains a story involving death by suicide. Dr. Laura Kennedy, a palliative care physician, shares a tragic story with Cody from early in her practice—an experience that was, in her own words, "devastating." What she learned from it was that sometimes the established and careful route o...

"In this line of work, you can't see death as failure. But in this case…very much felt like a failure. I hadn’t controlled his pain.”

A brief note of caution: as the title suggests, this episode contains a story involving death by suicide.

Dr. Laura Kennedy, a palliative care physician, shares a tragic story with Cody from early in her practice—an experience that was, in her own words, "devastating." What she learned from it was that sometimes the established and careful route of treatment might not always be best for every patient.

And that even when you think you've failed, it's ok to forgive yourself, learn, and move forward.

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Dying To Tell You: The Caring Perspective is a series of interviews with healthcare professionals who sit down with Cody to share stories of patients and experiences that have changed how they practice, how they view death, and how they live their lives.

Watch the full series here.

Listen to Seasons One and Two of Dying To Tell You anywhere you get your podcasts.

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