by uczatabltn | Oct 6, 2023 | your post and videos
This is another story about one of my favorite patients, my mother. She required heart surgery, so the night before surgery, I walked into her room. I was nervous and upset because I knew what the possible complications were. I asked my mom if she was worried or...
by uczatabltn | Jul 18, 2023 | your post and videos
This is a story about my good friend Steven, who had a below-the-knee leg amputation because of a rare medical condition. A few months later, I found him rubbing on his scar. I asked him if the scar hurt and if he was having phantom pains. He smiled and said no. “I...
by uczatabltn | Jun 15, 2023 | your post and videos
This is a story about my mom, who is my favorite patient. When I was a student at Howard University, I received a scholarship that covered some of the fees, but not all of the fees, so we had a bill to pay. Before she left orientation, she came to me, put some money...
by uczatabltn | May 25, 2023 | your post and videos
My patient named Mr. Johnson is one of the most robust and happy men that I’ve ever known. Unfortunately, he had a very aggressive cancer that ate through his facial nerve and went up to his skull. After I operated on him, he had facial nerve paralysis, and one...
by uczatabltn | Feb 9, 2023 | your post and videos
One patient in particular was not really a patient of mine, but she was next door to my patient. I went in to see my patient and through the curtain, I heard, “Praise God, thank You, Jesus. Praise God, thank You, Jesus.” I looked at my patient who rolled her eyes and...
by uczatabltn | Feb 9, 2023 | your post and videos
A patient of mine unfortunately has stage 4 cancer of the throat, the larynx, which occluded his airway, so we had to emergently take him to surgery. In pre-op, I told him, “Look, we’re going to have to put a hole in your neck for you to breathe while you’re awake and...
