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The last lecture

I flashed-forward a decade and imagined them strutting around a hospital wards, missing the point as they seemed to miss it now.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 11, 2023Posted inDelirium, Dementia, Effectiveness, family, Humanism, Judaism, Person Centred CareTags:Dispatches, Golden Rule, Hillel the Elder, lecture, medical school, NHS, Randy Pausch, studentsLeave a comment on The last lecture
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