Abraham Verghese
Abraham Verghese
Abraham Vergheseis a physician-author, Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University Medical School and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. He is also the author of three best-selling books, two memoirs and a novel. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the Institute of Medicine...
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morning sight sunrise
When I wake to the gift of yet another sunrise my first thought is to rouse him and say, I owe you the sight of morning.
regret heart mean
My VIP patients often regret so many things on their deathbeds. They regret the bitterness they'll leave in people's hearts. They realize the no money, no church service, no eulogy, no funeral procession no matter how elaborate, can remove the legacy of a mean spirit.
home patient helping
By visiting patients in their home, by helping them come to terms with their illness, I could heal when I could not cure.
reform care lines
The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
shows love-to-read willing
I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
motivation believe inspiration
We're losing a ritual. We're losing a ritual that I believe is transformative, transcendent, and is at the heart of the patient-physician relationship.
loyalty broken secret
Don't Let Him Know is a rich, evocative and brilliantly told tale of family, of loyalties, and of love that must stay secret. Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read
country men thinking
I think America is really in denial about the degree to which residents, particularly foreign medical graduates, man the county hospitals of this country, and but for their services, I'm not sure how exactly we could manage.
cancer taken knives
In America, we have always taken it as an article of faith that we 'battle' cancer; we attack it with knives, we poison it with chemotherapy or we blast it with radiation. If we are fortunate, we 'beat' the cancer. If not, we are posthumously praised for having 'succumbed after a long battle.'
men faults earth
A rich man's faults are covered with money, but a surgeon's faults are covered with earth.
memories stories alive
It was all I had, all I've ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive. Memory.
dream hurt feelings
I was angry with myself because I still loved her, or at least I loved that dream of our togetherness. My feelings were unreasonable, irrational, and I couldn't change them. That hurt.
paradise another-day precious-gifts
Another day in paradise' was his inevitable pronouncement when he settled his head on his pillow. Now I understand what that meant: the uneventful day was a precious gift.
thank-you blessed angel
That's the funny thing about America--the blessed thing. As many people as there are to hold you back, there are angels whose humanity makes up for all the others. I've had my share of angels.