A colleague asks me to see her cousin. I know him. He’s my age. He’s married. He’s a father. He’s like me except for colon cancer. He does well through surgery and chemo. Two years later I see him dancing with his wife. I am suddenly terrified as I think, “I hope he doesn’t recur.”
It Could Be Me, Literature by Bartley Pickron, MD
Bartley Pickron, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Things don’t always go smoothly in surgery. The first time it happens to you, especially when it is something for which you are directly responsible, can be terrifying. Part of learning is to experience these problems, but also to know that most problems are fixable.
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