To the Ends of the Earth

It can surprise you sometimes how much you can endure-physically, emotionally, psychologically. I found that even after having been violently kicked down repeatedly, I would see a faint flicker of what could be floating in the distant horizon, and I would find my fatigued body clawing back desperately with an unexpected ferocity. I have always been a tenacious thing. It's led me to success in my medical career, heavy competition fueling my zeal. But nothing, nothing posed as fierce a challe...