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Hospital as a river: Navigating uncertainty and empathy

Daniel Song, MD
Physician
September 1, 2023

The hospital is like a river. Patients float downstream into our care, stay in sight for a moment, and leave after we have done everything we can to help them. Regardless of why they arrive or how long they stay, every person in the hospital will always leave, whether for recovery, rehabilitation, transfer, or death. Meanwhile, the hospital staff guard the river banks, keeping watch over the steady flow of …

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Hospital as a river: Navigating uncertainty and empathy

Death and Dvořák

Daniel Song, MD
Education
May 30, 2022

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”) – Movement II ‘Largo’: a soundscape like floating beside the clouds in a perfect blue sky. The brass chords flood your ears. The underlying orchestra adds harmonic depth and richness. The English horn solo tugs at heartstrings, sighing at the end of each phrase.

After years spent in numerous youth symphonic orchestras, this performance stands out to me among an …

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Death and Dvořák

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