{"id":302,"date":"2016-09-09T06:56:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T10:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orthopaediclist.com\/blog\/?p=302"},"modified":"2016-10-23T10:51:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:51:36","slug":"the-prayer-of-a-surgeon-emeritus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediclist.com\/blog\/the-prayer-of-a-surgeon-emeritus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prayer of a Surgeon Emeritus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"post-279\">by Howard H. Steel, MD<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Lord, Thou knowest I am growing older.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed with the idea that I\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>must express myself on every subject.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Release me from the craving to straighten out everyone\u2019s affairs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Keep me from the recital of endless detail.\u00a0 Give me wings to get to\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>the point.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Seal my lips when I am inclined to tell of my aches and pains.\u00a0 They<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0are increasing with the years, and my love to speak of them grows\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>sweeter as time goes by.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be wrong.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Make me thoughtful but not nosy, helpful but not bossy.\u00a0 With my\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>vast store of wisdom and experience, it does seem a pity not to use it<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0all,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0at the end.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>[Published with permission from Dr. Steel.]<\/p>\n<p><em>Howard Steel, MD is an icon in\u00a0Orthopaedics and\u00a0his inspiration goes beyond Orthopaedics.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Clinically he\u00a0dedicated his career to children at Temple and the Shriners.\u00a0 Educationally, he taught thousands of residents, medical students and junior faculty about surgery and life.\u00a0 In 1970, he founded the Eastern\u00a0Orthopaedic Association and was the Society President for the first two years.\u00a0 He has hardly missed a meeting since.\u00a0 Recognizing there is more to life than medicine, Dr. Steel donated funding (30+ years) for a \u201cnon-Orthopaedic\u201d lectureship for many of the regional\u00a0orthopaedic societies, the\u00a0AOA and\u00a0other\u00a0orthopaedic entities.\u00a0 \u00a0Howard is funny, fun-loving and bigger than life.<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em id=\"__mceDel\">Comments about Dr. Steel\u00a0by Judith F. Baumhauer, MD MPH,\u00a0<a title=\"Judy Baumhauer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/people\/?u=23098008\">University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Howard H. Steel, MD Lord, Thou knowest I am growing older. Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed with the idea that I\u00a0must express myself on every subject. Release me from the craving to straighten out everyone\u2019s affairs. Keep me from the recital of endless detail.\u00a0 Give me wings to get to\u00a0the point. 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