Abstract

About 8 weeks after Clare died, now 10 years ago, her husband, Keith, e-mailed to ask if he could come see me. I agreed to his request immediately and looked forward to seeing him. For 24 years, I had had the privilege of caring for Clare and helping her and her family navigate the myriad health challenges caused by her Takayasu arteritis, including 5 cardiac valve replacement surgeries and 25-plus medical hospitalizations. In the more than 100 times that I had seen Clare in the office or in the hospital, I had almost never seen her without Keith.

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