Jay Allison

In a moment, a medical intern finds herself in over her head when the Moth Radio Hour continues.

The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

This is the Moth Radio Hour.

I'm Jay Allison.

In this episode, we're hearing stories of people facing down challenges that seem insurmountable.

My current insurmountable challenge, maybe shared with some of you, is finding ways to bridge divides.

This didn't used to be that difficult.

Being friends or family or neighbors took precedence over our differences.

But we have been transformed, mostly intentionally by outside forces, into focusing on our differences.

The challenge is remembering that humanity should come first.

And even though that seems obvious, it's a struggle to find our way back to it.

That's the improbable mission I'm on every single day.

If you're on it too, good luck to us.

I'll say one thing, listening to other people's stories is a big help.

So with that, our next story of obstacles comes from Dr. Danielle Ofri.

Here she is, live at a show we produced in partnership with the World Science Festival in New York City.

That was Danielle Ofri.

Danielle is still a doctor at Bellevue Hospital.

She's co-founder and editor-in-chief of Bellevue Literary Review, which is celebrating its 25th year of publishing creative writing about health, illness, and healing.

Her latest book is When We Do Harm, A Doctor Confronts Medical Error.