Was it All Worth It

To seeing death. I can’t grieve. To seeing abuse. I am useless. To the trap of endless debt.
I can never leave now.
To the time with people I valued, dissipated by the need to be elsewhere 
To the thoughts only containing
I am and will never be good enough. Was this all worth it?

Emily Sierakowski, MD

Department of Pediatrics

Emily Sierakowski is a pediatric palliative care fellow at PCH. She was a resident here at the University of Utah, moved from MN for residency. She loves writing, which she thinks is a secret to most of her friends and family.

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