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[I originally wrote this as a medical student working in the ICU. It’s one of my most haunting memories and comes to mind every time I work in the intensive care unit.] “I thought I could beat the ICU, you know?” My resident looked into the distance abstractly as he...

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“I thought I could beat the ICU, you know?”  My resident looked into the distance abstractly as he spoke, talking more to himself than to me.  “Sometimes you think you won’t let it get you down, but you can’t.  It always wins.” I wondered what he meant by winning.  Did...