Hodgkin’s disease, or lymphoma, is a largely curable form of cancer. Largely. Yet, how do you look into the eyes of two people who lost their son to it? I was used to Mike asking me questions when I shadowed him. As a PA in a small-town medical office, he knew everyone, and he knew many things, consistently sharing them with me. I won’t forget that nitrates in the urine exhibits the presence of bacteria, and I also won’t forget that approximately 20% of patients with stage III Hodgkin’s disease never recover.
Mike had given me a copy of Surgical Recall that day. When, while with a patient, he told me to look up Hodgkin’s, I read the paragraph aloud. Afterward, Mike asked me if I knew what it meant. When I gave my layman summary, Mike’s response,
Mike had given me a copy of Surgical Recall that day. When, while with a patient, he told me to look up Hodgkin’s, I read the paragraph aloud. Afterward, Mike asked me if I knew what it meant. When I gave my layman summary, Mike’s response,