“I’m 55 and unhealthy. Hoped to make 60. Heart’s not working. What are my options?”
LVAD, transplant.
“Approved?”
We’ll see.
“I lost over 100 pounds.”
Wow! How are you feeling?
“Better! We did it together. She lost weight, too.” (holding hands)
Later, Stroke. No transplant.
Naively devastated. Wish I’d asked: What if things go wrong?
Ischemic Hope, Literature by Matthew Wise, DO
Matthew Wise, DO
Visiting Faculty and Sports Medicine Fellow, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Matt is driven by the meaning found within the intricacies of the patient-physician relationship. He longs for the day when his clinic notes can be contained within 55 words.
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2022, "Ischemic Hope"
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