“I’ve gone home, cried…” Penny a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit told me as she talked about caring for babies that are dying. “But when I’m here [at the hospital] you have to remind yourself ...

I first thought of the issue of the tissue when I was at the Betty Ford Center, where the famous (and infamous) seek sobriety. I was there in the capacity of a Professional-in-Residence, which allows ...