The Severance of a Thread

The Severance of a Thread

We do not always rage against the dying of the light. Sometimes, we allow the light to fade gently, with grace, in the presence of love.

Nezienwa Ezenwa reflects on a patient who demonstrated that medicine is not just about defying death. It is about honoring life.

This essay placed first in the 2025 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest and was published in the December 2025 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.

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