Always a Doctor, Even in the Dying of the Light

I just finished reading an article from the New York Times magazine Called Always a Doctor, Even in the Dying of the Light, written by Kenneth R. Weinberg . This article was about a father who was passing away because of a bone marrow faiure and his family was right there with him as he was dying. The article started off with the father saying "Kenny, I want you to see something." He said this because he was bleeding uncontrollably and his blood was cold and he wanted his son to feel it. A few days later he ended up passing away but what shocked me the most was Kenny's reaction to his father's death. By the way he described it as if it was a celebration. He said he didn't cry, drank Champagne, and tried on his fathers old clothes. It seemed like it was just a small thing that happened and it didn't really effect him or his family. They had all just watched one of their family members die in front of them. I think what the title means, is because Kenny is a physician he is used to having tough skin and not let his work get to him and that was the way that he treated his father. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/health/views/14case.html?ref=health