terminal cancer Archives - Positive Outlooks

Oncology nurse fulfills dying patient’s wish to take in her young son when she died

by FarahR

A Pennsylvania oncology nurse stepped up in a big way when her terminally ill patient asked if she could adopt her only son when she died. Tricia Seaman was a nurse at Pinnacle Health Community General in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when she first met Tricia Somers, a single mom to her then eight-year-old son, Wesley. The … Read more

Hospice nurse arranges plane to fly dying father to see his son play football one last time

by FarahR

Creating bucket lists is one of the many ways people keep track of their goals and aspirations. While most have multiple items on their list, this Kentucky dad only had one – to see his son’s first football game of his sophomore year. It was Scott Sullivan’s only dying wish. Scott was diagnosed with leptomeningeal … Read more