A doctor’s letter to patients with chronic disease

Right here. It’s heart-breaking. And it’s an eye-opener for people (like me) who don’t live with chronic diseases.

And thanks, Sis. CTLW, for the link.

2 Responses to A doctor’s letter to patients with chronic disease

  1. Interesting letter. I wish he had stated a couple of things a little differently — about his demand for respect, say — but it does help give a little perspective into his work and approach.

    I’d like to recommend another vaguely tangential article, this one in the August 2 New Yorker, by Atul Gawande. It’s about end-of-life care:
    http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/02/100802fa_fact_gawande

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