The Wedding
The young couple looks gorgeous that day. He looks impressive in his impeccable Marine Corps Dress Blue uniform. While she
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Angel’s Wings
It was a dreary snowy day in January. I drove to the hospital with snow coming down and with strong
The Letter
Dear Dr. (Pinoytransplant), On July 12, 2012 you saved my life – and I’ll always thank you. Kindly,
Till Death Do Us Part
“I want to go home and take care of my husband.” That was what Dorothy* said just shortly after we
Puto Rounds
Sometime in the year 2000, in the heart of New York, New York. In the hallways of the intensive care
The Language of Grief
I was sitting in a consultation room of our ICU. I was having a discussion with the family members of
Time Under Heaven
One Friday afternoon one of my partners signed out to me the patients in the ICU. I was taking over
The Christmas Homecoming
He arrived with much fanfare. Clad in a brightly orange suit, with two escorts on each side. He made a
Teach? Just Let Me Sleep!
I was on-call a few nights ago and I received a message from “Call-Transfer” at such an unholy hour of
Still My Beating Heart
She laid there motionless in the ICU bed. The only movement was the regular rise and fall of her chest
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