Many years before when I had serious back pain from a sports injury, the surgeons said they would explore my spine and "figure it out." Out of frustration I had impulsively opted for the procedure. They ended up fusing the vertebrae. It left me debilitated. In hindsight, I blamed myself more than the surgeons. I had pressed them for a solution when in fact none was apparent because the cause of the pain was obscure.
Jerome GroopmanHope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see - in the mind's eye - a path to a better future.
Jerome GroopmanI had learned that every patient has the right to hope, despite long odds, and it was my role to help nurture that hope.
Jerome Groopman