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02964aam a2200421 i 4500 001 29B818FC80FD11EDBDE4B17F33ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221221010031 008 211012t20222022nmu 000 e eng c 020 $a 0826363725 020 $a 9780826363725 020 $a 9780826363718 020 $a 0826363717 035 $a (OCoLC)1274199394 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d IQU $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 14 $a R705 $b .R63 2022 100 1 $a Robinson, Walter M., $e author. 245 10 $a What cannot be undone : $b true stories of a life in medicine / $c Walter M. Robinson. 264 1 $a Albuquerque : $b University of New Mexico Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xii, 157 pages ; $c 22 cm. 505 00 $t White coat, black habit. $t Acknowledgments -- $t Note -- $t What cannot be undone -- $t Donna, who died twice -- $t The necessary monster -- $t Nurse Clappy gets his -- $t Cognitive sparing -- $t This will sting and burn -- $t The box at the bedside -- $t White cloth ribbons -- $t The kiss of salt -- $t White coat, black habit. 520 $a "Dr. Walter M. Robinson does not see himself as some version of the all-knowing, all-capable--and wholly fictional--physicians seen on TV. He struggles with his limitations and imperfections, agonizes over whether he is doing the right thing for his patients, and examines his motives and attitudes with rigor and honesty. In his award-winning debut essay collection, What Cannot be Undone, Robinson shares suprising stories of illness and medicine that do not sacrifice hard truth for easy dramatics. These true stories are filled with details of difficult days and nights in the world of high-tech medical care, and they show the ongoing sturggle in making critical decisions with no good answer. This collection presents the raw moments where his expertise in medical ethics and pediatrics are put to the test while caring for children and young adults with life-limiting illnesses. He is neither saint, nor hero, nor wizard. Robinson admits that on his best days he was merely ordinary. Yet in writing down the authentic stories of his patients, Robinson discovers what led him to the practice of medicine--and how his idealism was no match for the realities he faced in modern health care"---Provided by publisher. 536 $a Purchased with grant funds from the State Library of Iowa and Institute of Museum and Library Services 610 $a ARPA Grant 650 0 $a Medicine $z United States $v Personal narratives. 650 0 $a Physicians as authors. 650 0 $a Terminally ill children $x Ethics. 650 0 $a Pediatrics $x Ethics. 650 0 $a Medicine $x Ethics. 655 2 $a Essay 655 7 $a Essays. $2 lcgft 830 0 $a River teeth literary nonfiction prize (Series) 941 $a 2 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718100353.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20221221010152.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=29B818FC80FD11EDBDE4B17F33ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b IX2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search