Worst Case Scenario

As medical professionals, we live in a world of worst case scenarios. We cut ourselves off from ever hoping for the best – because too many times, the best doesn’t happen.

But, something extraordinary occurs, and suddenly, best case scenarios seem possible. And every now and then, something amazing happens, and against our better judgment – we start to have hope.

As medical professionals, we are trained to give our patients just the facts. But what our patients really want to know is… will the pain ever go away… will I feel better… am I cured? What our patients really want to know is: is there hope?

But, inevitably, you find yourself in the worst case scenario… when the patient’s body has betrayed them, and all the science we have to offer has failed them. When the worst case scenario comes true: clinging to hope is all we’ve got left.

Don't get me wrong... there ARE medical miracles.

Being “worshippers at the alter of science”(as some might call us); we don’t like to believe that miracles exist, but they do.

Things happen.

We can’t explain them.

We can’t control them.

But they do happen.

Miracles do happen in medicine. They occur everyday… just, not when we need them to happen.

At the end of the day: when so many prayers are answered… and so many aren’t... we take our miracles where we can find them.

We reach across the gap, and sometimes… against all odds… against all logic… we touch.