"A Stop Sign Lodged In His Head": Medical Workers Share Their "How Is This Person Still Alive?" Stories
February 27, 2026
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“One of my prior patients is a roofer who lived a very full life of alcohol, women, and drugs. He was infected with HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and was cirrhotic, and didn’t really care about his health at all. He was thin, weighing 110 pounds on a six-foot frame, which included 20 pounds of ascites in his abdomen. He was angry and didn’t listen to anyone, refusing…
