Human muzzle4/30/2023 ![]() This stance is, however, very individualistic and pays little attention to the ties that bind us to our families and to the friends who love us. ![]() Older compromised people such as myself have to be restrained about our self-advocacy and if we have to take our chances in the general interest of the population when it is considered from multiple possibilities-so be it. But I realize, of course, that the impact of COVID-19 is experienced communally as well as individually, bio-psychosocially as well as biomedically and that the risks posed to our economy, mental health, and quality of life must also be taken account of in our efforts to control the pandemic. The “safety first” response that has generally been taken to this crisis, including in my own country, has, for a person at high risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, such as myself, been vastly reassuring. The global experience of COVID-19 has, I think, supported his recommendation. My own inclination was to be more adventurous and I tended to push the boundaries of what we could do for our patients. One of the surgeons who trained me used to say that surgery was not about what you could “get away with” but what you could reliably and repeatedly do with a consistently good outcome. The way we respond to such threats is a function of our personal traits as much as our training and experience. COVID-19 poses a threat to us all but especially to those who, like myself, have multiple comorbidities and are pushing on our seventh decade.
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