Mark Lewis: Some ‘difficult’ patients are in the anger stage of anticipatory grief
Jul 13, 2024, 08:13

Mark Lewis: Some ‘difficult’ patients are in the anger stage of anticipatory grief

Mark Lewis shared on X:

“It took me a while to realize that some ‘difficult’ patients are in the anger stage of anticipatory grief

Make no mistake: even beyond the life-or-death stakes of oncology, one may mourn the loss of the health they anticipated having

Doesn’t excuse hostility but worth exploring.”

Source: Mark Lewis/X

Mark A. Lewis is the Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, the Co-Chair of adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology in the SWOG cooperative group, and the Vice President of American Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Support. Dr. Lewis is also a well-known patient advocate and social media influencer. His interests are neuroendocrine tumors and cancer syndromes.