This letter is written as a tribute to you, to express our gratitude for the effect you have had in strengthening the foundational principles that underlie the way we practice medicine. You have often been in our thoughts since that evening in March 2020 when you came to the emergency room short of breath and showing all the other signs of Covid-19. Your condition was such that within a short period of time you have been unable to breathe on your own. A bed was free in our ICU, where you could have received artificial ventilation. But you were not admitted. The reason for this was not your years living with cancer that was now nearly cured, nor your heart failure, or your advanced age. It was your decision. You knew beds were scarce due to the surge in the pandemic, and you did not want to take the last bed. You wanted it to be available for a patient with the age of your children or grandchildren. Your need for oxygen was so great that you wanted to be sure there would be enough oxygen for everybody. And there was enough.