This post includes some stories from one of my patients, shared with her permission.
“Doctor, I need you to help me get to one hundred!”
It’s a command, voiced mostly in jest, that I’ve heard from multiple older patients over the years. Sometimes “doctor” is replaced with “darling,” or even “sugar.” It’s nothing but endearing.
I looked at my schedule for…
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