Autonomy and Dependency
2002; Oxford University Press; Volume: 82; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/ptj/82.8.750
ISSN1538-6724
Autores Tópico(s)Ethics in medical practice
ResumoNever before have I been among a group of people who are so interdependent, people whose lives, fates, and souls are so intertwined. People who are intimately connected not only to each other but also to thousands more across the world—perhaps even to some of you who are reading this Note. Most astounding is the fact that these people will always be interdependent, seeking strength, solace, and even life from one another. Some of these people were born twice: once from their mother's womb, and a second time through the donation of an organ. I am watching thousands of these people march into a stadium in Lake Buena Vista, Fla, for the 2002 US Transplant Games. Never before in one place, in one field of view, have I seen so many people who have benefited from the efforts of physical therapists. As we contemplate the miracle that occurs with organ transplantation, we might consider the role of the physical therapist to be relatively minor—but only if we take a parochial approach to life. That parochial approach cannot help but fail when you see a mother wearing a pin with the image of her deceased 7-year-old daughter, so aptly named Angel, whose organs now live on in the bodies …
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