<span itemprop="author">Susan Hart Gaines

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What happens when you can’t fix it? Tales from the home front.

The details have been changed, but the story is true. A physician I know goes to work each day by 7:30 a.m. He is a confident, competent leader in every way within his clinic. But each night, he goes home to a spouse who is losing steam in every way. D…

The difficulty in coming home: What doctors and soldiers have in common

When I was married to a physician, dinner was often delayed. When he finally came home, I was hungry if I hadn’t already eaten with the kids. Our dog would greet him with her whole body of yearning and relief, tail wagging furiously, whining, smiling, …