Living with Motor Neurone Disease: “Where there is life, there is hope”

 There's an old Yiddish saying that goes:  "Listen to the patient, not the doctor."

In The House of God we are given some laws.  Law IV is:

THE PATIENT IS THE ONE WITH THE DISEASE.

Since this is a commandment, we should listen to our patients.

When Sarah Ezekiel received a diagnosis of motor neurone disease, she became deeply depressed. Seventeen years later, she describes what helped her regain hope.  Her essay for the BMJ is profound and helpful.

 Link to BMJ essay.