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Patch Adams is a movie based on the true story of a medical student who discovers the healing qualities of humor while treating patients. Hunter "Patch" Adams (played by comedian Robin Williams) is frustrated by school policies that encourage an impersonal approach to practicing medicine. Borrowing a white lab coat, Patch disguises himself in a group of third-year students making rounds. The teaching physician impersonally describes the symptoms and diagnoses of each patient. As the teacher approaches a young woman with open sores on her feet and legs, he says, "Here we have a juvenile onset diabetic with poor circulation and diabetic ulcers with lymphedema and evidence of gangrene. Questions?" A student asks, "Any osteomyelitis?" "None apparent, although not definitive." Another student inquires as to the appropriate treatment. "To stabilize the blood sugar. Consider antibiotics and perhaps amputation," he answers. The patient cringes when she hears the frightening words offered by a doctor who has not yet even acknowledged her presence. From the back of the room, Patch's voice is heard. "What's her name? I was just wondering the patient's name." Caught off guard, the physician struggles to find a name on the chart before announcing, "Margery." As the class moves out of the room toward the next patient, Patch lingers at the bedside of this woman and reaches out to touch her shoulder as he calls her by name.  Quote this article on your site | Views: 391 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for November 23rd 2008
[Year A]
Proper 29(34)
Sundays after Pentecost
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
Matthew 25:31-46
Ephesians 1:15-23
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