Boxing Up the Office

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Ad Libitum17 March 2015Boxing Up the OfficeBrenda Butka, MDBrenda Butka, MDFrom Nashville, Tennessee.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M14-2445 Audio Reading - “Boxing Up the Office” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Boxing Up the Office," by B. Butka. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The wall plaques for service,patient satisfaction,devotion, just doing the job—much more permanentthan the job, than me.My heirs care less than I do(which isn't much) aboutservice to St. Thomas in 1992,commitment to rehabilitation,pulmonary disease, the old hospital.That time was excellent,as it is now,packed with all of us—our smells, our regulation sadness,bills, paper cups, telephone calls—but this squareof leaden wood is not a memory,does not bear my nostalgia,is good for nothing now, notgood for much new.send ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Nashville, Tennessee.Current Author Address: Brenda Butka, MD; e-mail, brenda.[email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Boxing Up the Office” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Boxing Up the Office," by B. Butka. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 17 March 2015Volume 162, Issue 6Page: 464KeywordsBurnsMemoryPulmonary diseasesSmell ePublished: 17 March 2015 Issue Published: 17 March 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...