I was confused, sad,
shocked and in a state of anger. The doctors that we trusted our lives
with made a simple analysis of my mother’s symptoms and quickly made
assumptions that there were no other possibilities except for back
pain. I aspire to become a doctor, but I am not quite sure myself if I
can handle the burden of making mistakes that can cost the lives of
innocent people. Certainly, all the doctors are qualified and receive
the best education possible and long hours of practices, however the slight chance that I could
“mess up” or provide a wrong diagnostic could put a family through a
painful and heartbreaking situation, similar to what I have gone
through at the time of my mother’s illness. As Richard Parker says in
his last few words, “with great power comes great responsibility”. I
ask myself, am I willing to harbor the responsibility to make life and
death decisions of others?
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