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On Being a Doctor3 February 2004PossessionCecil G. Helman, MBChBCecil G. Helman, MBChBFrom London N19 5LW, United Kingdom.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-3-200402030-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail They sit across the desk from me, the young couple, both tense and distracted. I am very new to family practice, and John is almost exactly the same age as I am. We are the same height and shape, and we have the same style of moustache. We are even dressed in a similar way. But there's a pinched, sallow look about his face, as if the mirror I am peering into is blurred and slightly dusty.John and Bridget live with their 2 young children in an outer suburb of London. It's an area of small, identical, semidetached houses, ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From London N19 5LW, United Kingdom.Corresponding Author: Cecil G. Helman, MBChB, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, 2nd Floor, Holborn Union Buildings, Highgate Hill, London N19 5LW, United Kingdom. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 3 February 2004Volume 140, Issue 3Page: 229-230KeywordsBloodEmotionsLiverNursesOxygenSkeletonSmellSurgeonsSurgeryUlcerative colitis ePublished: 3 February 2004 Issue Published: 3 February 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...