Loving Her

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Ad Libitum7 July 2015Loving HerLawrence J. Hergott, MDLawrence J. Hergott, MDFrom Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-0536 Audio Reading - “Loving Her” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Loving Her," by L.J. Hergott. 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 I had a patient who,for yearsafter his wife of many yearsdied,went to her grave daily.He didn't go there to visit herand then get on with his day.Visiting her was his day,and he spent it sitting in a chairnear her,or what was left of her,in the groundand in his heart.He must have spoken to herthroughout the day—would that be monologue or soliloquy?I'm sure to him it was a conversation.Why did he do it?I never asked,perhaps assuming I understood.Whatever his reasons,he described his days contentedly.Clinical concerns aside,loving you as I do,I was happy for him.Lawrence J. Hergott, ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado.Current Author Address: Lawrence J. Hergott, MD; e-mail, [email protected]net. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Loving Her” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Loving Her," by L.J. Hergott. 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 7 July 2015Volume 163, Issue 1Page: 51KeywordsHeart ePublished: 7 July 2015 Issue Published: 7 July 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...