If ever you’ve found yourself wondering “why did they wait so long?!” regarding a patient with delayed presentation for an illness, consider this.

<thread> Just after Thanksgiving last year, I started feeling under the weather. I was tired all the time. I chalked it up to working a long string of shifts and upped my caffeine intake. After all, I told myself..."I never get sick"!

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Gratitude can be transformative.

Today wasn’t less busy than any other day this week. We were still boarding just as many patients. Acuity hasn’t decreased. But I had an experience this morning that set the tone for my day and in turn, set a gratitude chain in motion.

<thread> When I took sign out from the night doc this morning, there were lots of familiar names on my list - no surprise since I’ve worked the last few days and most admits haven’t budged. But as we walked past one room, I couldn’t figure out why the name was familiar. (2/x)