a/n: physicians cannot fix everything...
POV of John
Unfixable
You take a detailed history,
Examine what is relevant,
Then list your differential diagnoses,
Make a plan.
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Remove improbabilities
To narrow down the options,
And formulate an answer to the problem
If you can.
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You may not cure entirely,
But you hope to make a difference.
To treat, or ease, or comfort is the goal
You have in mind.
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This makes it so much harder
When you're in a situation
Where the stakes are at their highest, and you're
Miles and miles behind.
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When you've missed some vital elements,
Been blind to signs and symptoms,
And your list of possibilities
Is not complete at all.
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And you haven't got the answer,
And you cannot fix what matters,
And you're simply left to be the helpless witness
To a fall.
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