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On Being a Doctor |7 October 2008

The Journey

Ariel Frank Green, MD, MPH

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Harry and Rose sit in the sunny courtyard, his arm around her, holding her close. They could be newlyweds. He gazes at her affectionately, his hair a tousled shock of white. Her frail body nestles into his. She is calm in his presence, but panic occasionally flickers across her softly lined face. When her fingers grow restless, Harry caresses her hand reflexively. A retired university professor, Rose is descending into Alzheimer disease. At times she is lucid enough to sense the blankness infiltrating her mind, but she cannot describe the feeling, cannot stop it. I visit her at the nursing...
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Green AF. The Journey. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:511. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00014

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):511.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00014

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