Dr. Romash, Forever Life’s Student Walking into my orthopedic surgeon’s office has become a norm for me over the years between all of my breaks, dislocations, and sprains, but my last visit was quite different than all my previous ones. This visit was not about me, or my knee, or my ankle, but my beloved surgeon Dr. Romash. Over the past six years I have known Dr. Romash as a caregiver, a friend, and a coach, but not since our recent interview have I known him as a student. In his interview, Dr. Romash shares his journey of becoming a doctor, and the pivotal moments in his life that prove doctors never stop growing. Growing up Dr. Romash was part of a struggling family living in Pennsylvania. When it came to picking his career path Dr.
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Romash’s most recent lesson also hit home when his daughter Manon was diagnosed with cancer. Dealing with such an invasive, degrading disease Dr. Romash was faced with the limitations of medicine. He had to witness his daughter, Manon suffer through two different type of chemo before she tried an experimental chemo treatment which sent her into remission. Now cancer free, Manon is still very limited in the amount of physical activity she can participate in. This gut wrenching feeling of watching someone you love doing everything they can to survive and knowing that there’s a possibility that it still won’t be enough is one of hardest things a person can experience. While Dr. Romash is quick to explain that being an orthopedic surgeon he’s never had to face anything close to the seriousness of life and death, he does face limitations in his practice. Like in my case, Dr. Romash explains “I had tell, you(me), a great hard working kid committed to play a sport she loved at my dream school (Haverford College) that she couldn’t because your body couldn’t hold up, there was no possible way it could. Did I want to? Goodness no, but one must accept the limitations of medicine.” Shattering patient’s hope of returning to how they were before their injury or problem, has been a major obstacle in Dr. Romash’s career. Manon’s battle with cancer taught Dr. Romash a valuable lesson, while somethings do not always turn out how one wants them, a positive attitude and life itself is more …show more content…
Romash has been one of my most insightful experiences to the professional world. A man of great age, wisdom, and compassion Dr. Romash embodies the definition of a successful and self-actualized man. Between his patent and practicing for over 40 years, Dr. Romash is certainly financially stable. Yet, Dr. Romash continues to practice for the pure enjoyment of helping others heal and move again. BY sharing his engrossing journey, Dr. Romash was able to teach me the most important lesson of all, no matter the age there is always an opportunity to learn. One just must be willing to grasp
Romash’s most recent lesson also hit home when his daughter Manon was diagnosed with cancer. Dealing with such an invasive, degrading disease Dr. Romash was faced with the limitations of medicine. He had to witness his daughter, Manon suffer through two different type of chemo before she tried an experimental chemo treatment which sent her into remission. Now cancer free, Manon is still very limited in the amount of physical activity she can participate in. This gut wrenching feeling of watching someone you love doing everything they can to survive and knowing that there’s a possibility that it still won’t be enough is one of hardest things a person can experience. While Dr. Romash is quick to explain that being an orthopedic surgeon he’s never had to face anything close to the seriousness of life and death, he does face limitations in his practice. Like in my case, Dr. Romash explains “I had tell, you(me), a great hard working kid committed to play a sport she loved at my dream school (Haverford College) that she couldn’t because your body couldn’t hold up, there was no possible way it could. Did I want to? Goodness no, but one must accept the limitations of medicine.” Shattering patient’s hope of returning to how they were before their injury or problem, has been a major obstacle in Dr. Romash’s career. Manon’s battle with cancer taught Dr. Romash a valuable lesson, while somethings do not always turn out how one wants them, a positive attitude and life itself is more …show more content…
Romash has been one of my most insightful experiences to the professional world. A man of great age, wisdom, and compassion Dr. Romash embodies the definition of a successful and self-actualized man. Between his patent and practicing for over 40 years, Dr. Romash is certainly financially stable. Yet, Dr. Romash continues to practice for the pure enjoyment of helping others heal and move again. BY sharing his engrossing journey, Dr. Romash was able to teach me the most important lesson of all, no matter the age there is always an opportunity to learn. One just must be willing to grasp