Somebody asked: “You’re a doctor? How much do you make?” I replied: “HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?”….. I can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you’re scared… I can make your child breath when they stop… I can help your father survive a heart attack… I can make myself get up at 4AM to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live…and I will work straight through until 4AM to keep her alive and start the day all over again! I work all day to save the lives of strangers… I will drop everything and run a code blue for hours trying to keep you alive!!! I make my family wait for dinner until I know your family member is taken care of… I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for your wife today was correct… I work weekends and holidays and all through the night because people don’t just get sick Monday through Saturday and during normal working hours. Today, I might save your life. How much do I make? All I know is, I make a difference.
