You may or may not be aware, but today is National Doctors Day. This special day was created to acknowledge physicians and all the great things they do for us. Think about it. Where would we be without intelligent, compassionate doctors?? There are many incredible doctors scattered all throughout the world. On this special day, we want to share with you the story of an amazing neurosurgeon named Dr. Paul Kalanithi. His story is very special and unlike many other physicians’ life stories. You see, at the age of 37, Dr. Kalanithi died of metastatic lung cancer. The inconceivable part? He never once smoked in his entire life. He left behind a wife and infant daughter.
Dr. Kalanithi was a brilliant neurosurgeon and talented writer. He attended Standford University for his undergraduate studies and Yale University for medical school. During that time, he married his wife Lucy who is also a physician. Very quickly, he became a highly skilled and greatly respected neurosurgeon. In 2013, the unexpected happened. Dr. Kalanithi began to develop back pain and ongoing fatigue. He chalked it up to the many hours spent standing and operating on patients. After his symptoms worsened, Dr. Kalanithi visited his own doctor who ordered diagnostic tests. The 36-year-old physician was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer.
Kalanithi and his wife both understood the diagnosis as well as the prognosis that accompanied it. Dr. Kalanithi was faced with a difficult reality and a burning question: how would he live out the remaining days, weeks, and months of his life? What was his dying wish? For a time, Dr. Kalanithi continued to work. As the cancer worsened, he was no longer able to work as a neurosurgeon. During that time, he and his wife made the decision to have a child even though they knew his cancer would ultimately be terminal. He also decided to write an incredible memoir entitled ‘When Breath Becomes Air” in which he grapples with the question, “what makes a meaningful life?” You can learn more about Dr. Kalanithi and his book here. You can also read his moving essay, ‘Before I Go.’
National Doctors Day Story Of Very Special Doctor
On National Doctors Day, we remember Dr. Paul Kalanithi.
I believe it is a national average. In Rhode Island, where there is a higher cost of living compared to places like Mississippi, the salaries are higher. I can tell you from experience that as an LPN, I earned $10.25 an hour as a new grad in Ohio in 1996. I earned $30.00 an hour as an agency nurse in Connecticut in 2003. I earned $23.00 in North Carolina as a staff nurse in 2008. Salaries vary greatly, depending on the region you live in.
He’s so thorough and articulate it does have a foundational feel to it. Like I mentioned in the post, I went after seven years of writing seriously and it still had a sort of foundational, now-I-get-this sort of feeling.
Sehe ca. 22-29-49deshalb ist die Quote auf 2 viel zu niedrig für mich und HC kommt nicht in Frage weil Sandhausen zu Hause weit aus besser ist als es die Tabelle aussagt.Ist aber meine persöhnliche Meinung.Finde es aber gut über Tipps zu Diskutieren. So soll es sein.Werde aber hier auch kein Remis tippen obwohl ich es als Value sehe.
Hjertelig tillykke med bryllupsdagen; hÃ¥ber I nyder dagen…Sikken lækker middag I skal ha'; det er lige før mine tænder løber I vand… Pøj pøj til Kasper; hÃ¥ber han og holdet vinder deres kampe… ;o)God weekend…
Kjaere Anne!Saa fantastisk! Saa soed du er paa bildene! som en hvid sjokolade Jeg foeler meg ogsaa stolt av deg! Du er riktig flink til aa foelge ditt (sjokolade)hjerte!Den artikkelen skulle jeg gjerne ha lest! Naa blir du ordentlig beroemt jo:-)Ha en supersoed uge!KNUS!