The Polythróna with Hadrian Archo

 Originally Written: 07/26/17 10am today marks my first ever autopsy. It’s different from anything else I’ve ever seen in medicine yet. There’s a distinct separation of it from surgery in the fact of the gentleness of the operation. Surgeries still have a gentle touch to their work. There’s more inherent respect with it. Maybe it has to do with the distinction between life and death in both cases. However, it still doesn’t mean a body should be manhandled. Truth be told, my thoughts about it are still scattered. It’s better just to do a runthrough of it over the next couple of pages in order to really just process what I had witnessed. It’ll also give me a more balanced look for perspective and some insight to process it. The patient: 71yo white woman from unknown location Diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy at some point in her life, probably later in life Was put on hospice during her last days May have had a meniscus repair or knee replacement Was treated w...