In her defiance of statistics, my longest-living cancer patient was dignified, composed and magnanimous | Ranjana Srivastava

It was both moving and onerous that she trusted me with important decisions, and I treasure her observation that our relationship never felt transactional

By the time most people read this, the funeral of my longest-living patient will probably be over.

We first met when I was pregnant and she found out she had cancer. You might think that the juxtaposition of life and death discomfits patients, but children make for a happy point of connection.

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