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Cheyenne Poole
is on page 105 of 208
"Those burdens are what make medicine holy and wholly impossible: in taking up another’s cross, one must sometimes get crushed by the weight."
And earlier:
"informed consent ... became not a juridical exercise in naming all the risks as quickly as possible ... but an opportunity to forge a covenant ... : Here we are together, and here are the ways through—I promise to guide you, as best as I can, to the other side."
— Jun 24, 2026 01:03AM
And earlier:
"informed consent ... became not a juridical exercise in naming all the risks as quickly as possible ... but an opportunity to forge a covenant ... : Here we are together, and here are the ways through—I promise to guide you, as best as I can, to the other side."
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Cheyenne Poole
is on page 187 of 208
I have to stop and just say, the *audacity* of Brad. (Of course it's a Brad!)
This is a neurosurgeon. More years than you, more education than you. You're also being told your boss has given him this medication.
But no, because it added another step to your obligation checklist, you were nasty.
I wasn't expecting such a hatred to obligation, even to a neurosurgeon patient. That's so messed up on many levels.
— Jul 05, 2026 07:50AM
This is a neurosurgeon. More years than you, more education than you. You're also being told your boss has given him this medication.
But no, because it added another step to your obligation checklist, you were nasty.
I wasn't expecting such a hatred to obligation, even to a neurosurgeon patient. That's so messed up on many levels.
Cheyenne Poole
is on page 77 of 208
So far:
I love that, in a school district with least interest in educating, his mom provided the best education possible on her own dime for Paul. Pushed the school to want education.
Also, love seeing the mere effects on a person who is well-read.
But this is also rough. Lots of medical jargon, graphic surgical/med. descriptions, etc. Paul does say that the Q of meaning often starts in medical environment.
It shows.
— Jun 22, 2026 02:59PM
I love that, in a school district with least interest in educating, his mom provided the best education possible on her own dime for Paul. Pushed the school to want education.
Also, love seeing the mere effects on a person who is well-read.
But this is also rough. Lots of medical jargon, graphic surgical/med. descriptions, etc. Paul does say that the Q of meaning often starts in medical environment.
It shows.