2023-09-23

Pre-admiration on the Streets of Boston

Thoughts on Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder

Crestfallen over the passing of Dr. Paul Farmer, I asked my physician for any professional anecdotes about the man. She had only limited personal experience to speak to, so she instead prescribed the biography of Jim O’Connell, another hero of hers. O’Connell bears a striking resemblance to Farmer in both his career and demeanor. Both Boston-based medical doctors, they found their calling for service to marginalized groups, starting a program from scratch and even fighting some of the same ailments (namely multidrug-resistant tuberculosis).

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