Medical Musings

I've been fortunate enough to have excellent health, despite poor diet and lack of exercise. I've never really been confronted by my own mortality. In my business, however, I am surrounded by others' tragedies. I did my training in a large city that attracts lots of young people from my home town. They tend to form an informal network there, and people keep loosely in touch. So, I wasn't surprised when a doctor I knew called me. "Do you remember K.?" he asked. "Sure, why?" I responded cautiously. "She's in the hospital with a big liver tumor. You might want to go see her." Ugh. K. was always…