“I thought back to med school, when a patient had told me that she always wore her most expensive socks to the doctor’s office, so that when she was in a patient’s gown and shoeless, the doctor would see the socks and know she was a person of substance, to be treated with respect.” DignityMedicineSubstanceHospitalPatient Problems Book:When Breath Becomes Air Source: When Breath Becomes Air
“Still, when you work in a hospital, the papers you file aren't just papers: they are fragments of narratives filled with risks & triumphs.” Life LessonsMedicineHospitalNeurosurgery Book:When Breath Becomes Air Source: When Breath Becomes Air