Life Lessons on the Importance of Love and Friendship

As noted in the Gallop employee engagement survey, friendships are a vitally important part of work-place productivity, engagement, and satisfaction. The recent "Great Resignation" across many industries, including medicine, has underscored the importance of friendship at work. In this manuscript, we will recount aspects of the life of noted author, Dr. Sanford Greenberg, in which remarkable friends and loved ones gave of themselves to help him overcome significant challenges. Dr. Greenberg, who became blind during college, ultimately persevered to pursue scholarship and philanthropy. The manuscript is written predominantly from his first-person perspective.