“…I believe with abiding certainty that in that first frightened, hopeful, elated, grief-stricken week in July, nearly half a century ago, I was touched by the hands of an angel.”
Use this essay to:
- Find a quiet spot to listen to an audio recording of this essay with your team, read by Dr. Michael LaCombe.
- Allow time for quiet after the reading.
- Consider whether you have ever experienced things they cannot explain in the care of patients.
- How have such experiences affected you?
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