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In his award-winning debut essay collection, What Cannot Be Undone, Walter M. Robinson shares surprising stories of illness and medicine that do not sacrifice hard truth for easy dramatics. These true stories are filled with details of difficult days and nights in the world of high-tech medical care, and they show the ongoing struggle in making critical decisions with no good answer. This collection presents the raw moments where his expertise in medical ethics and pediatrics are put to the test. He is neither saint, nor hero, nor wizard. Robinson admits that on his best days he was merely ordinary. Yet in writing down the authentic stories of his patients, Robinson discovers what led him to the practice of medicine--and how his idealism was no match for the realities he faced in modern health care.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Note
What Cannot Be Undone
Donna, Who Died Twice
The Necessary Monster
Nurse Clappy Gets His
Cognitive Sparing
This Will Sting and Burn
The Box at the Bedside
White Cloth Ribbons
The Kiss of Salt
White Coat, Black Habit
