RT Book, Section
A1 Epner, Linda C.
A1 Epner, Daniel E.
A2 Epner, Daniel E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190085869
T1 Paying It Forward
T2 Empathy: Real Stories to Inspire and Enlighten Busy Clinicians
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill LLC
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260473414
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190085869
RD 2024/04/19
AB I  was  born  in  the  small  city  of  Hsinchu,  Taiwan,  where  we  lived  with  my  paternal  grandparents  during  the  two  years  that  my  father  worked  on  his  doctorate  at  Vanderbilt.  My  father's  family  was  of  very  modest  means,  since  my  grandfather  was  a  police  officer  during  the  Japanese  occupation  of  Taiwan,  and  my  grandmother  Mae  was  a  homemaker  with  11  children,  of  whom  my  father  was  the  10th.  My  grandmother  had  a  major  impact  on  my  life,  especially  with  regard  to  my  work  as  a  physician.  I  followed  her  around  all  day  as  a  toddler,  accompanying  her  as  she  shopped  in  open-air  markets,  performed  her  daily  chores,  and  cooked.  She  treated  me  like  a  tiny  person,  almost  like  an  adult,  but  she  also  sternly  set  limits  with  me  when  necessary.  Though  she  never  had  formal  education,  Grandmother  Mae  had  a  sharp  mind  and  an  otherworldly  wisdom.  She  could  instantly  calculate  the  total  cost  of  her  groceries  in  her  head  without  the  aid  of  an  abacus,  and  she  could  judge  a  person's  character  by  keenly  observing  their  body  language  and  demeanor.  She  was  a  woman  of  few  words  and  deep  thoughts  who  alwaysremained  composed  despite  their  financial  hardships  and  the  stress  of  raising  such  a  large  family.  When  she  spoke,  her  words  invariably  carried  love,  wisdom,  and  encouragement.  What  she  lacked  in  material  possessions  she  more  than  made  up  for  with  love.