This was the end-of-the-hallway conversation with an elderly patient after wrapping up a recent office visit, as we walked away from the exam room toward the front desk to schedule her follow-up appointment, and she realized that we were “celebrating” 20 years together.
I met her when she was admitted as an inpatient when I was on service as a junior attending just starting out, and after going home she came to see me in the office to establish care.
She’s been through a lot, and has had a number of health challenges, as well as overcoming numerous life stressors and tragedies in her personal life.
I feel like I know her, and I know many of her family members who’ve come to her appointments with her, as well as numerous home health aides who accompanied her to her visits through the years.
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