tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354466.post2896910731925077956..comments2023-10-08T20:40:20.331+11:00Comments on In His Presence ...: A Sick WeekendAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913275600370264210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354466.post-81091722850077088862007-08-14T16:37:00.000+10:002007-08-14T16:37:00.000+10:00Hey Chris! I've come to appreciate all you Aussie ...Hey Chris! I've come to appreciate all you Aussie doctors (and doctors to be) after watching that movie too. And yes, ultimately the only place we can really turn to in times of despair is the True Physician who made us. <BR/><BR/>And I LOVE the book Knowing God. Yeah, I've read it several times before but I learn new things every time I read it. It's so deep and solid, and it's one book that feeds my head and my heart at the same time. It leads me to know God more and want to worship Him more. <BR/><BR/>That's actually the book that made me go to Regent College for my seminary degree (Packer still teaches there! I think he's over 90 by now???). An amazing man of God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913275600370264210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354466.post-31540754216811337942007-08-13T18:45:00.000+10:002007-08-13T18:45:00.000+10:00oh and what do you think of "knowing God" btw? No ...oh and what do you think of "knowing God" btw? No doubt you must've read it before and you've picked it up again?<BR/><BR/>I found it a real intense read!Dr. Theophilushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452929180958308733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354466.post-73197006089645354062007-08-13T18:43:00.000+10:002007-08-13T18:43:00.000+10:00Hey Eddie. I really want to watch that documentary...Hey Eddie. I really want to watch that documentary! I just need to find someone equally willing. I must say that us Australian's really have it lucky when it comes to medicare. It's one of the things that turn me off going to the U.S. to practice as a doctor in the future.<BR/><BR/>Also, I've been doing a term in brain surgery at the moment, and sometimes in one day I see up to 20 patients all diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, given a life expectancy of about 4-5months on average. I'm lost for words, and all I can do is put my hand on the patient's or familymember's shoulder as they cry in shock/horror/grief. <BR/><BR/>I feel so helpless in times like that...I pray silently while they're being given the diagnosis but my heart is still filled with such a feeling of despair. <BR/><BR/>This is the kind of thing that makes me really confused about my position as a future medico.Dr. Theophilushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452929180958308733noreply@blogger.com