During the holidays, this doctor rethinks idea of family
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(Photo courtesy of Doctor Michael Knight)
It was Christmas 2012, and Michael Knight was a medical intern at a hospital in New York City.
“While everyone else was wondering about Rudolph’s shiny nose, I was barely keeping my head above water,” Knight said.
He was taking care of a patient named Mrs. J, who had terminal stomach cancer, when he learned a valuable lesson that has stuck with him throughout his medical career.
Dr. Michael Knight is a general internist at the University of Pennslyvania. He told this story as part of the American College of Physicians Doctor Story Slam. Listen to his full story above.
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