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Nepenthe
A patient with chronic pain and opiate dependence reveals to the author how much pain there is in every salvation.
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Fast food medicine
Hospitals are not fast food restaurants. You cannot always get what you want. But most times, if you chose to wait, you do get what you need.
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Expiration date
My patient died 45 minutes after he left the ER. His death was beautiful and awful, and I remember snapshot moments that will last to eternity.
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The surgeon's
epic break
I am learning to roll with the punches. I am becoming more resilient, developing a degree of toughness. I hope in the process I do not forget my manners, or the tears on the face of the mother.