Bearing witness in medicine begins after time of death
“Time of death, 17:49.”
“Let’s pause for a moment of silence.”
Stillness settles over the room. What had been a flurry of activity becomes something different. Something reverent. Sixty seconds pass.
“Thank you.”
There is a collective exhale, followed by a harsh realization. We must now move into cruel acceptance, into a place where hope no longer lives. With two words, I have ushered in a new reality.
A reality in which a mother lost …
Bearing witness in medicine begins after time of death
