Thursday, June 27, 2013

Care

Yesterday I witnessed medical care both progressive and arrogant, in the person of one surgeon.
 
And then I witnessed a ninety-year-old mother in a wheelchair at the bedside of her sixty-three year old son, speaking to him gently as he shook off the anesthesia and absorbed the news that the procedure he had so feared was behind him.



 

2 comments:

  1. I've never met a surgeon who wasn't arrogant. Seems to be part of the training...

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  2. I am privileged to work with amazingly, compassionate, competent trauma surgeons who genuinely care about both patients and their families and their role as one of a team member

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