First Doctor

The night out was cold, about four degrees Celsius. Men were huddled up together, while others kept their eyes out for the German troops. The first battle of Ypres didn’t go so well, our enemies had used a new weapon on the French troops. It was some sort of deadly chemical weapon. It was April 21st, 1915, so far we didn’t know what to call this war. It was enormous, and affected most of the world. Poor Belgium wasn’t even a part of the force, but Germany tried to attack France by going through…

too common sound of the heart rate monitor. Lily seems to have been awake for awhile, she says “Good Morning,’’ in her usual cheerful voice and the nurse joins us for Lily’s morning check everything seems to be fine or so I think. Tomorrow’s her first day of chemotherapy, I’m worried, I don’t know why I am worried, everyone says it will help her and everything will be fine in the outcome, but I am not sure. Lily and I do almost everything together, and we have become even closer since she was…

surprised to hear me explain that I wanted to go to medical school. When asked, “Why not dentistry?” I could not really piece together a good answer. To prepare for medical school, I began volunteering at Sparrow Hospital during my first year of college. Watching the doctors hand out prescription after prescription, I began to miss the idea of actively treating patients. Although I enjoyed the exposure to medicine and its therapeutic applications, I could not help but feel disconnected. At the…

So we just did some small talk, but my patience was wearing away. “I’m sorry, but why did you invite me here? What did you want to tell me?” I finally asked. Margie seemed embarrassed, and I was feeling stupid for mentioning that in the first place. I wasn’t using my head. Darry would’ve gotten real mad if he were…

made Paul Kalanithi perception change was when he made the transition from a doctor to a patient during his treatment for stage IV lung cancer. He started to realize how hard it was to be obedient to the doctor’s orders and follow procedure. With Paul fresh out of training to be a neurosurgeon, it was difficult for him to grasp the fact that he might never again get the chance to perform in the OR. “Torn between being a doctor and being a patient...I struggles, while facing my own death, to…

place farther and much colder than Kansas. First, I went to Springfield, MO then for the second half of the week I went to colorful and breathtaking Colorado. Both were fun even though I started off the break with the flu. I started to feel bad right after school was out on Thursday. I had a fever and my body felt like it was weighted down with bricks. My mom took me to the doctor on Friday and I tested positive with the flu. The medicine that the doctor had put me on was called Tamiflu and it…

David’s father Wes Hayden, the local sheriff, decides that they should call his brother Frank, one of the town’s local doctors, to come over and check on her, Marie declines. Frank still comes with the request by Marie that Gail Hayden, David’s mother, stays in the room with her during the check-up. The decline leads to Gail Hayden…

waiting room was filled with loving family members and friends. However after waiting so long and hearing nothing from the doctors or the father they began to worry. As Payton is in the hospital room in the middle of birth she’s scared for her life from being told there are some big complications. The nurse went out and told the family and they began to pray. It was then that the doctor as gently as he could put a hand on Payton and Haden’s shoulder and said, “ I’m so sorry to have to say this…

overwhelming. A funeral was held, we said our goodbyes, we mourned, and we pressed on. Now the man who filled every day of my grandmother’s life was no longer here, and her days were suddenly empty. At first it wasn’t that bad. My grandma still went to the store, got her hair done, went to doctor appointments, and made herself meals. Yet, over the last few years, her health has drastically declined, and she seems to have become a totally different person. We have been getting her groceries for…

become more and more involved in my community. The community should think and feel more aware of so many health risks that can be harmful to themselves and others. The thing that saddens me the most being that people become afraid of going to the doctor and having excuses saying that they are okay but they should hark their ears and listen to the people who care about their health or behavior. A perfect example would be that my mother became diagnosed with cervical cancer this month but it…