Class Struggle

“He told his students he wanted to begin with a story that explained why he chose to pursue medicine. He picked up a letter he had received years earlier from a patient dying of chronic kidney disease. The man and his family had made the decision to withdraw from dialysis, knowing he would soon die. Dr. Lin adjusted his glasses and read, choking up again. ‘I wanted to thank you so much for taking such good care of me in my old age,’ he read, quoting his patient. ‘You treated me as you would treat your own father.’ Dr. Lin said this final act of gratitude had left a lasting impact on him. He explained that he had created this 10-week medical school course — ‘From Diagnosis to Dialogue: A Doctor’s Real-Time Battle With Cancer’— with similar intentions.” NYT (Gift Article): When This Professor Got Cancer, He Didn’t Quit. He Taught a Class About It.