Finding and respecting the human facets of the patient-parent-physician relationship will enable us to return to where we come from and to offer what is worthy of the appellation "care". The poem adds a piece to the mosaic of humanist pediatrics. Hopefully, the message will add a silver lining to the clouds of professional responsibility and burnout hovering over large parts of the pediatric workforce.
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