1. ... omniscience about life and death is not within a physician's purview. A doctor should never write off a person a priori.
The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
2. Hope can be imagined as a domino effect, a chain reaction, each increment making the next increase more feasible... There are moments of fear and doubt that can deflate it.
3. To hope under the most extreme circumstances is an act of defiance that permits a person to live his life on his own terms. It is part of the human spirit to endure and give a miracle a chance to happen.
