Not at fixing what could not be fixed, but at sitting with people inside what could not be fixed, and letting them not be alone in it.

There is no metric for that.

There is no scoreboard.

But it may be the more important half of medicine, and most of us never learn it, and he taught it to me in a garden with a children’s book in his lap.” I rested my hand on the cool bronze of the plaque.

“He loved this place,” I said quietly.

“He loved these kids more than I can say.” David nodded, and then he glanced toward the doors.