This morning my father showed up in my dream! Of course in my dream, because he has been dead for 42 years. In my dream, he was coughing and looked sick. I asked him whether he was hurting. He answered an emphatic “No”. I reminded him that he spent a lot of money helping me become a doctor and that I was confident he needed a doctor. He did not budge. He never listened to me. I had to insert…..
Never did I imagine that choosing pediatrics as my career would impact me so much spiritually. When I graduated from medical school, making money to pay off loans was not on the mind of most medical graduates. I had excellent grades and a strong resume to allow me a choice of any specialty, but I inclined towards pediatrics because when I peeked into myself, I found a thinker than a doer. This ruled out all surgical fields. Of the medical…..