Laura Foster

@Dr_RShatsky Staying curious, what does a cure look like? Are there treatments you would consider? Is there someone in a similar situation who made choices you respect? or wouldn’t want for yourself? Ex, distinctions between cytotoxic chemo and immunotherapy, traditional healing rituals

#OncTwitter To both my oncologists and patient advocates. How should one respond when a patient tells you God will cure their [metastatic] cancer so they don’t need treatment? #bcsm #MedTwitter

@NathanAGray Really vivid and applicable. My new favorite thing to share with team members.

Empathy 101. I call it “The Throw-Pillow Rule of Thumb.” (Redraw of a cartoon I made a few years ago, but still a good reminder for all of us, myself included, when I’m tempted to fill up meaningful silence with platitudes.) #hapc #empathy

via @NYTimes raising awareness for #EndALS nytimes.com/2021/06/01/spo…

Read one of our most popular stories: @Neuropalcare was recently developed in response to increased interested in neuropalliative care among medical students, #neurology residents, and practicing neurologists.#NeuroTwitter @NeuroHomecareMD bit.ly/33Q2hoS

EXCELLENT article about time-limited trials in the ICU, a family-centered intervention to avoid the false dichotomy of “fighting” vs “giving up.” Featuring our own ⁦@releiter⁩ and ⁦@jatulsky⁩. ⁦@BrighamWomens⁩ ⁦@DanaFarberNews⁩ ⁦ nytimes.com/2021/05/10/hea…

My 5 year old’s friend asked her recently why her dad didn’t pick her up from school. She explained that I have ALS and it would take me forever to get there. So today I surprised her and picked her up from school. Her reaction was e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. (sound on).

Tomorrow, @PaganoniMDPhD joins us to discuss clinical trials accelerating the development of effective treatments for #ALS as the keynote speaker of the Licht Lecture. ➡️ow.ly/r6HR50EdDrv

Congratulations to Jonathan M. Marron, MD, MPH, whose paper, "Waging War on War Metaphors in Cancer and COVID-19," was the most-viewed JCO Oncology Practice paper in 2020: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12… Cc: @JonMarronMD, @mtmdphd, @ASCO #COVID19 #ChildhoodCancer

Today, I led an M1 class on #Failure in medicine & life. I asked each student to begin crafting their own #FailureCV (a concept popularized by Dr. Melanie Stefan: nature.com/articles/nj732…). Dear #MedStudentTwitter, here's mine. Last update: Today. Join us! #MedEd #FailForward

Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks. How? College volunteers w 2 hrs training simply called a roster of 6-9 folks 2-5X/week (elders' choice) to ask how they are. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Yes, let’s be kind to each other.

Shampoo, definitely!

In a family meeting, after you explained the situation is worse, I see many doctors ask, "What would he WANT?" I think this is a BAD question, although I'm aware it is well-intentioned. I will tell you why...(thread) 1/

Touching account of living with Lilliputians he could only see through his wife’s eyes newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…

sad tales but important history in the making too, heralding a long-awaited inflection point towards the law evolving to serve people through the end of their lives nytimes.com/2021/01/22/hea…

The SUPPORT Study in 1990's demonstrated poor communication at EOL. Maybe lawsuits can help? We have tried everything else. @cupallcare @cuonline Filing Suit for ‘Wrongful Life’ nytimes.com/2021/01/22/hea…

Lots of questions about the Covid-19 vaccines -- here are some of the more common ones, with my answers. Directed at clinicians, but probably something here for all. Any that we missed? @NEJM nejm.org/covid-vaccine/…

Our Rick Bedlack is listening to patients--and enlisting their help--in his search for possible new therapies for #ALS: medschool.duke.edu/about-us/news-…

We're pleased to announce to have enrolled the first participant in our pivotal #ALS trial at the Healey Center for ALS @MassGeneralNews. #Pridopidine, a highly potent & selective S1R agonist, will be evaluated for #safety & efficacy. #HealeyHope prilenia.com/firstpatienten…

Pat Quinn, who helped raise $220 million to fight ALS by promoting the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014, died on Sunday. He was 37. nyti.ms/337IaCF