Doctor counsels with hope when risky procedure's at hand

Linda Reid Chassiakos recalls a lesson learned as a medical student. TO ME, teetering on the cusp of adulthood, he seemed old -- 47. He had heart disease, I'd read in the surgeon's chart notes, and had been admitted for coronary bypass surgery. My job as a medical student was to follow the interns and residents and do yet another preoperative physical examination. The patient had been kind enough to allow one more person to take up his time.

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