Failure and Rescue
Atul Gawande and How Failures can be Turned Around
Atul Gawande makes some key points about failure that arose through contemplation about some stories about particular individuals who have faced increadible hardships, namely, surviving the Holocaust and then having to deal with some of the harshers aspects of being human and having to age. Gawande tells the story of Mrs. C. and her inherient value system that developed based on some of the events in her life that she has had to overcome. After surviving the Holocaust with her family, much of her self-worth was derived from her ability to remain independent and contribute to society. However, after reaching the age of eighty-seven, Mrs. C. suffered an episode in which she lost her vision and required an immediate surgery in order to have the possibility to regain her sight. The medical team was so focused on the primary health issue, the operation and following recovery, that they largely overlooked another major issue that nearly cost the patient her life.
The moral of the story is that virtually everyone in a professional position faces complexity and uncertainty in their work and therefore all face the risk of failure at nearly every corner. Although...
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