PhotoAfter his 34-year-old wife suffered a devastating asthma attack and later died, the Boston writer Peter DeMarco wrote the following letter to the intensive care unit staff of CHA Cambridge Hospital who cared for her and helped him cope. The list includes the doctors, nurses, respiratory specialists, social workers, even cleaning staff members who cared for her. Every single one of you treated Laura with such professionalism, and kindness, and dignity as she lay unconscious. When she needed shots, you apologized that it was going to hurt a little, whether or not she could hear. more than 50 people in Laura’s life, from friends to co-workers to college alums to family members.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2016 10:58 UTC