The Patient Everyone Warned Me About Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him give me a slow head-to-toe scan like he was…
The Breaking Point “Where is she?” I heard my coworkers calling me as they passed the closet. I was on the other side of that…
When Time Stands Still “What in the…” I mumbled, my face a canvas of frustration. I looked at the clock and sighed. It showed that…
The Morning Jolt That No Coffee Can Fix Bam! My eyes shot open as if the world’s loudest alarm had gone off. Without thinking, my…
A Subway Encounter I was in the subway today, and in true New Yorker fashion, I kept my eyes focused straight ahead, anywhere but on…
The Breaking Point The day I finally stood up to Samir, my most difficult patient, changed everything. For months, I had been dodging his verbal…
Spotless to Spotted: The Pristine Illusion It’s your first day in the dialysis unit. You already drank your coffee, you’re holding your trusted stethoscope and…