Well, it is now nearing the end of 2013, and 2009 seems like a really long time ago. Residency and fellowship came and went. Along with a lot of growing and changing. I am not the same person I was only 6 years ago. I like to think I am wiser, better, stronger, but I also know that with age and experience comes cynicism. Hopefully I can accept that but focus on getting better and better each day.
I was inspired to revisit and reinvigorate this blog by the recent passing of a close friend's wife after a long battle with breast cancer. She was a great person, an inspirational role model for many people in my medical school, and a tireless advocate for bringing in more poetry and humanism into medicine. I was deeply saddened by her passing, and only now came to discover that she had been keeping a blog during her last year in hospice. As I read her entries, I was touched, humbled, and reminded of the power of writing and poetry. Everyone who fights illness is given a unique perspective on life. But a physician who then becomes a patient is truly a special circumstance. I hope her family will preserve her blog for posterity. There is a lot of wisdom and beauty in it for all to soak in.
So, to commemorate her life and passion for poetry and finding meaning in life, I will return to those same passions myself. It's been a long time! But it's good to be back.
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