Mandi GundersenThis is How You Will DieI review the medical chart as I do for all my newly assigned patients — I look for a diagnosis (metastatic colon cancer) and an age (54…Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 2023
Mandi GundersenCompulsions — my demise / my saviorI first visited a psychotherapist when I was nine years old. It was a final, if not desperate, attempt for my parents to determine why…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
Mandi GundersenThis is what I doIt began like the hundreds of other baths I’ve taken in my lifetime. I light a candle as the water runs, probably hotter than most people…Sep 21, 20221Sep 21, 20221
Mandi GundersenIf I Have DementiaIf I have dementia, look me in the eye and tell me directly, the same as you would a cancer patient. Don’t leave me to self-diagnose with…Oct 11, 2021Oct 11, 2021
Mandi GundersenThis is what we do.“When you bring yourself back to that day at work, what comes to mind? What do you see, hear? What picture represents the worst of the…Aug 25, 20213Aug 25, 20213
