Blog Home Recent Posts in Whole Person Care Category Four keys to living well - From the terminally ill Posted on Jul 17, 2017 By Prevention Palliative care physician Ira Byock suggests how we might fill a loved one's final days with joy and forgiveness. My father, Seymour, was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in 1980, while ... Continue reading "Four keys to living well - From the terminally ill" » Permalink Torrance Based Physician Takes Whole Person Care to New Heights Posted on Sep 1, 2016 By Herald Publication While serving his internship in Fresno in the late 1970s, young physician in training Ira Byock had an interaction with a patient that would forever change his life. The exchange seems rather ... Continue reading "Torrance Based Physician Takes Whole Person Care to New Heights" » Permalink Whole Person Care - Population Health Care with Heart Posted on Aug 1, 2016 By Ira Byock, M.D. During her serious illness, Alesha made new friends, repaired family relationships, and got married. While hospitalized for a life-threatening medical condition, she and her loved ones reclaimed a ... Continue reading "Whole Person Care - Population Health Care with Heart" » Permalink Dying Shouldn't Be So Brutal Posted on Jan 31, 2015 By The New York Times “Travel safe!” It has become a nearly reflexive wish I give to friends who are coming or going. This fall, I noticed myself holding back from saying it to Michael, a dear friend who was ... Continue reading "Dying Shouldn't Be So Brutal" » Permalink