I welcomed my slavish existence as a surgical resident, the never-ending work, the cries that kept me in the present, the immersion in blood, pus, and tears -- the fluids in which one dissolved all traces of self. In working myself ragged, I felt integrated...
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Abraham Verghese was a contemporary American physician, author, professor. Abraham Verghese is an Ethiopian-American physician and author of Malayali descent. He is the Linda R. Read more on Wikipedia →