Horton offers an inside look at the life of a Canadian doctor, filled with the struggles, the doubts, the occasional guilt… I appreciate her dark humour. In the end, she is a lot of what medicine lacks: open honesty.
We, doctors, are good at treating diseases, alleviating suffering, listening and holding hands… but, sadly, we often fail to acknowledge our own pain. Norton brilliantly describes a typical doctor’s life with its ins and outs…
At some point, let go of my expectation of something to learn, some grand theme, some memorable lesson… and only then did I really start to appreciate her work. Such is life, so imperfect sometimes raw but also be beautiful when looked at with an open heart.
Thank you.
Martin Pham Dinh 