Miraculous

A miracle?
Doesn’t she see the machines
Pumping in life despite the lack of it?
We are doing our best
And it isn’t enough.
A miracle?
What would it look like?
“To be alive”
“Until our son arrives.”
To hear “I’m sorry, I forgive you, I love you”
A miracle?
I have witnessed so many.

Dominic Moore, MD, FAAP

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Dominic is a palliative care physician whose children introduce him as a musician on career day. He is doing his best to examine the intersection of medicine, emotion, spirituality, and society. This story comes from his time as a fellow in Palliative Medicine.

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