The Doctor

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to take care of him, so he has no reason to contain any feelings or mix them into his career with his patients. By telling the doctors who are his interns to separate their feelings from their job, he asks them not to have any compassion for the patients in order to complete their duties in a more timely matter, rather than focusing on the patients’ sentimental requirements. Jack is very dedicated to his career and because of this he is drifting apart from his wife Anne and his son Nicky. Always at work or concerned about his job, Jack fails to meet Anne and Nicky’s needs as a husband and a father. If Jack is able to juggle his career and his family life at the same time, then he would have a healthier relationship with his family. A career helps someone grow and become more independent in their life. The career stage of someone’s life is an important part of their life journey by gaining knowledge from all the different experiences and aspects of their career. The ...

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evening out with his wife, Jack has a coughing attack and worries Anne when he starts to cough out blood. Jack goes for tests the following day, soon finding out that he has throat cancer. In the process of getting these tests done, Jack is furious that he does not get special treatment, but instead gets treated like every other patient. Jack does not have any tolerance for the way he is being treated because he has to deal with his own patients while also being one. Jack now gets to see what his patients have to deal with. Going through the same experience, Jack soon realizes how helpless people feel when they are in the hands of someone else, especially when they are not treated ...

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