Physician Assisted Suicide Case Study

Darkness seeped from the edges and the world around me began to fade as I counted back from 10. Twelve hours later, a soft “ouch” escaped my breath as the nurses transferred me from one bed to another; just like that, I was out again for the night.

The next morning, my life was drastically different, as I now had 2 rods and 15 screws in my back. Although this apparatus of rods and screws effectively reduced my severe case of scoliosis, it left me with subsequent limitations which my nurse, Nadine, referred to as BLT (Bend, Lift, and Twist). Ironically, 10 years later, I now understand that each word, although a literal limitation, afforded me a subjective strength. These words sparked my pursuit towards becoming a physician.

The action of bending can be defined as inclining the body downward from the vertical. During my 9-month recovery, this limitation made the simplest tasks, such as tying my shoe, a challenge. I remember having a loose knot on all my shoes, treating every pair as a slip-on, before realizing that if I crossed my legs I could tie my shoe. In that moment, I learned how to view things from a new angle, and understood that there is always more than one solution to every problem.

I initially felt helpless at my inability to lift anything with substantial weight, but on a personal level I gained the emotional strength to prevail what initially seemed to be a dismal