“There is no new drug, no new gadget that can give a physician the words to comfort a grieving spouse or a bereaved mother.”
― In the Space Between Moments: Finding Joy and Meaning in Medicine
― In the Space Between Moments: Finding Joy and Meaning in Medicine
“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depths of our answers”
― Bewilderment
― Bewilderment
“While my plans span decades, it takes only a few minutes to care for a suffering soul and make a difference. Even as residents we have those opportunities every day. Even as residents we are fortunate to lead lives of immense consequence.”
― In the Space Between Moments: Finding Joy and Meaning in Medicine
― In the Space Between Moments: Finding Joy and Meaning in Medicine
“In the face of the world's open brokenness, more empathy means more suffering”
― Bewilderment
― Bewilderment
“I had never thought that I was good enough, fast enough, strong enough, thin enough, pretty enough, smart enough, or any other “enough.” Nothing I did had ever met my own unattainable expectations of what “enough” was. Is that why I threw myself into the hardest physical endeavor I could think of? Was I simply desperate to do something that would make me approve of myself?”
― Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
― Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
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