But promise me this. Next time a government tries to denigrate doctors or take a pickax to the health-care system, don’t just accept what the politicians feed you. Think about the toll the job takes on every medical professional, at home
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“So, you decide right now, right here. Are you gonna live in your sadness or are you gonna die in it?”
― Reminders of Him
― Reminders of Him
“Some people don’t know what to do with their pain,” Naomi said, looking out the window again. “So they take it out on whoever is nearby.”
― Things We Never Got Over
― Things We Never Got Over
“Wednesday, 2 May 2007 I finish consenting a couple for caesarean section. ‘Any questions at all?’ I ask the room. ‘Yes,’ chips in their six-year-old. ‘Do you think Jesus was black?”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
“Grudges are heavy, but for the people hurting the most, I suppose
forgiveness is even heavier.”
― Reminders of Him
forgiveness is even heavier.”
― Reminders of Him
“I take a drink of my coffee and close my eyes and cry because life can be so fucking cruel and hard, and I’ve wanted to quit living it so many times, but then moments like these remind me that happiness isn’t some permanent thing we’re all trying to achieve in life, it’s merely a thing that shows up every now and then, sometimes in tiny doses that are just substantial enough to keep us going.”
― Reminders of Him
― Reminders of Him
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