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I have seen children dying of hunger. Over against a dying child La Nausee cannot act as a counterweight.

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By visiting patients in their home, by helping them come to terms with their illness, I could heal when I could not cure.

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No matter what ailed you, you went to see the barber surgeon who wound up cupping you, bleeding you, purging you. And, oh yes, if you wanted, he would give you a haircut and pull your tooth while he was at it.

Ailed, Bleeding, Giving, Matter, Teeth, Wound

I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.

Love, Love To Read, Poetry, Shows, Willing, Written

I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net. Now, as to the problem of how much health care costs and how we reform health care. . . it is another story altogether.

America, Blessed, Insured, Problem, Thinking

We're losing a ritual. We're losing a ritual that I believe is transformative, transcendent, and is at the heart of the patient-physician relationship.

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For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information. It seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight, if it does nothing else, allows one the opportunity to make prolonged observations about one's fellow travelers.

Airports, Delays, Doe, Make, Opportunity, Prolonged
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