<span itemprop="author">Humeira Badsha, MD

Last week my nurse called me, weeping. A patient had called and abused her, threatened her, and said he would complain to authorities about her. This, because his insurance company had delayed his medication refill request by a week. My nurse was hurt;…

I didn’t know when I placed my stethoscope on your chest, listening, that I was listening for the last time. I didn’t know that you said, “when the doctor sees me, I will be fine.” I wish I had held you longer. If I had known it…