02-17-2016, 10:21 AM
Thanks for the feedback. This does need paring down, will word on that. Yes, it's philosophical. No apologies for that. Perhaps if I explain more there might be advice on how I can get this out better.
The scene is real, me as younger doctor. This lady had been a patient of mine some time, and she was in the hospital essentially near death, and I was to tell her there was nothing more we could reasonably offer her. She was a very dear lady I cared about.
There are two discrete areas of tension, one was race. This was a lady of nearly 90 who was born and raised in the rural south, with all the good things that came from that, but trusted me a young white male doctor. if that doesn't fit, I will drop it.
Next, her family actually comforted me as it made me about as sad as she was a wonderful lady, instead of the other way around, despite her certain history with the rural south, I was not blames but welcomed.
The scene is real, me as younger doctor. This lady had been a patient of mine some time, and she was in the hospital essentially near death, and I was to tell her there was nothing more we could reasonably offer her. She was a very dear lady I cared about.
There are two discrete areas of tension, one was race. This was a lady of nearly 90 who was born and raised in the rural south, with all the good things that came from that, but trusted me a young white male doctor. if that doesn't fit, I will drop it.
Next, her family actually comforted me as it made me about as sad as she was a wonderful lady, instead of the other way around, despite her certain history with the rural south, I was not blames but welcomed.