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berserk.)
One of the important lessons that working in surgery has taught me
is that it's OK to be silly. There are those who would never, ever allow
the slightest levity in the sanctity of their ORs. "That's serious stuff
going on in there," they'd say. But sometimes there's seriously funny
stuff, too, and sometimes the stress level can be awfully high. If a silly
moment here and there can help a team to work together when there
are tense moments, instead of falling apart, I'm all in favor of it. OSM
Ms. Watkins can be reached at
pwatk ins12@comcast.net
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