Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Nature's Image

Thoughts today while signing out a ridiculous number of complex cases on call.

Feathers = fern leaves = muscular striations

Heart = caverns

Lung = trees and root systems

Pulmonary parenchyma = honeycomb of bees

Cracked dry Earth = pulmonary and liver fibrosis

Arteries = Rivers and tributaries

Thyroid micro = creeks with cobblestones

Brain and electrical synapses = stars, Universe, higher conciousness, a spider's web

Our bodies parallel nature. There is no ego. There is no one. There is only collective.

And when it goes haywire, I'm there to diagnose disease. As a placeholder. I'm not unique - others have done it before me, and others will do it after me. I'm just here for the duration, doing the best I can in my brief moment on Earth.

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