David Zaas was diagnosed with leukemia on Valentine’s Day of 2017. In the weeks that followed, he faced many challenges—breaking the news to his sons,…
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Tell Me Something Good—that’s the name of a weekly email Emily Depetris sends to her coworkers in the pediatric cardiac ICU. In the PCICU, they…
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1 CommentAhmad Adi, MD, was born to Syrian parents and went to medical school in Saudi Arabia. Heather Kim, MD, was born in Korea and grew…
1 CommentFor Krunal, it was a car accident. For Jess, an unrelenting, life-threatening illness. The students who come to medical school come with different reasons for…
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Anthony Galanos, MD wants people to know what happened to his son, Nicholas. And he especially wants his colleagues across Duke Health to understand his grief…
4 CommentsAllison Chrestensen worked as an occupational therapist, and absolutely loved her job. “I did some work in hospitals and in people’s homes and just really…
Leave a CommentA few months after her 40th birthday, Jane Shealy woke up and realized she’d forgotten to get married and have children. One thing led to another,…
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Kara Lyven and Marianne Drexler wake up every day and go to work at Duke University Medical Center — the very place that saved both…
Leave a CommentSophia Smith, PhD, MSW, is a two-time cancer survivor, so she’s well acquainted with the anxiety that persists after treatment ends. Through her research, she’s…
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