{"id":68705,"date":"2023-05-03T07:15:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=68705"},"modified":"2023-08-10T08:09:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:09:07","slug":"dr-mysha-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/dr-mysha-mason\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mysha Mason"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_69670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69670\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69670\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/25144141\/uchealth-ymep-mysha-ymep-web.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Dr. Mysha Mason\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mysha Mason<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Giving your fighting spirit wings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From time to time, past patients return to health care facilities to thank their caregivers for the care they received. Some simply share their gratitude with a hug, while others may bestow a card or a baked good.<\/p>\n<p>When John McHale returned to UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center to thank Dr. Mysha Mason, however, he brought with him something more touching than she ever could have imagined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn gave me a <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/three-time-distinguished-flying-cross-recipient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Distinguished Flying Cross<\/a> that he had been awarded in 1967 for acts of heroism during one of the more than 100 missions he flew over North Vietnam as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Air Force,\u201d she said. \u201cI was stunned and told him I wasn\u2019t sure I could accept such an incredible gift. He just grinned back and said, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ve got two more at home.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McHale explained that he wanted Mason to have it because \u201cit just felt right\u201d to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spoke about how much he had been affected by my empathy, and how our conversations had been among the few things that helped him find the strength to push through the darkest days of his illness and recovery,\u201d said Mason. \u201cIt seemed that he now wanted to pass on this symbol of one of his own acts of heroic acts to me, because in his eyes, what I and the rest of the dedicated team had done for him had been heroic in its own way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McHale had fallen ill due to an infected prosthetic hip joint and a slew of life-threatening complications related to the systemic illness caused by his infection. His prognosis was grim, but he didn\u2019t want to die.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my experience, the will to live can be incredibly powerful. Hope also often plays a pivotal role in determining whether someone will ultimately succumb to their illness, merely survive it, or if they will truly heal,\u201d said Mason. \u201cI believe that the art of medicine is centered around the same set of skills that we find most difficult to master and to teach \u2013 those less tangible abilities that help determine whether someone is viewed as being a simple doctor, a true physician or something more akin to a healer. It\u2019s about knowing how to really listen, build trust and show your essential humanness in a way that encourages patients to be vulnerable with you. It\u2019s often about finding ways to turn fear into hope, and always ensuring your patients have a sense of being known and valued \u2013 a sense of being \u2018cared for\u2019 rather than merely \u2018treated.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mason says it\u2019s about using small, personal human connections to help patients find their way back to feeling whole again. When there\u2019s success, one is able to find more meaning in one\u2019s own life and work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is how we refill our own proverbial cups so we can continue to pour our hearts and our minds into this incredibly intense, demanding, sometimes traumatic \u2013 yet indescribably rewarding \u2013 work of being a physician,\u201d said Mason.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #930718\">You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giving your fighting spirit wings From time to time, past patients return to health care facilities to thank their caregivers for the care they received. 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