grateful

As a cancer patient, I am grateful that kind, smart, funny, caring people choose to become oncologists, chemo nurses, or to otherwise work in the field of oncology. Yes, this is their job, yes they are compensated for the work that they do. But I’m still grateful that my medical team chose one of the most difficult (if not the most difficult) areas of medicine — intellectually and emotionally — in which to specialize. If you want to make a lot of money or just earn prestige, there are a lot easier ways to go about it than working in a rigorous field like oncology. I don’t know how people can work in oncology, but I am grateful there are so many good people in the field.

That’s all. :)

Tags: cancer, hematology, Hodgkin's Disease, medicine, oncology