It turns out we can't save people from themselves. We just treat 'em. Treat that kid with a respiratory problem and when he comes back with cancer, go ahead and treat that.
Smokers, drinkers, druggies, fatties, whatever. If you keep living and dying on whether or not a person changes, well... You're not gonna make it as a doctor.
Even if the doctor does not give a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.
The point is, we have to treat the patient as well as the disease.
Cute kids die of terrible illnesses! Innocent doctor go to jail and it is just because cowards like you won't stand up and do what's required!
I'm not so much a good friend as I'm the doctor who wants to adjust your spine every week.
Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate.
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