Abstract
The submissions for the Wakley Prize this year provided a rich and varied range of stories: some funny, some sad, and all deeply felt. This year's winning essay, by anaesthetist James Nielsen, combines all three qualities. Nielsen writes with humour and compassion about “medical parenthood”: his experience of caring for his daughter, Kate, who has cerebral palsy. He shows an impressive degree of courage in his ability to deal with “5 am ruminations”: “Will she be independent? Will she be happy? What happens when we're gone?” Nielsen also describes his anxiety about Kate being “over-medicalised”: a worry that is put to rest in a way that is both charming and surprising. “Thank you for seeing my beautiful daughter Kate…” “Dear Doctor. Thank you for seeing my beautiful daughter Kate, now aged 3 years, who has cerebral palsy following her premature birth at 27 weeks.” Full-Text PDF
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