why we do this.

Thirty contact hours a week. Constant exposure to infectious disease. Hours spent walking on ward rounds, holding charts and trying to stay out of the consultant’s way. Coming to terms with the words “terminal illness” and “palliative care”. 

But we do it anyway. We study hard and go to hospitals and then spend more time studying. 

Because it’s worth it. It’s worth it to make a patient, despite their illness and poor prognosis, smile. It’s worth it when you hear the woman that just attempted suicide say that she’s grateful to be alive. It’s worth it because sometimes, as corny as it is, in the midst of illness, the best of people emerges. 

And that’s why we do this. 

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    the best and the worst… but it’s still worth it.

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