The Talking Cure.

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Ad Libitum1 January 2019The Talking CureJack Coulehan, MD, MPHJack Coulehan, MD, MPHSetauket, New York (J.C.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-1488 Audio Reading - “The Talking Cure” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "The Talking Cure," by J. Coulehan. 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 for David Pearson, MDAt eighty-one, my friend, who once was toldhe'd never graduate in medicinebecause his heart was tender, climbs the stairsafter seeing his last patient. For yearshe's helped a retired lieutenant examinethe slippage of his inner knots by talking.We sip iced tea. They don't teach the talkingtreatment anymore. We used to be toldthat words matter. Remember? He's examinedsyllables and silence as his medicinefor decades. His cheeks ravaged by the yearson steroids, twitch with dampness, and he stareswith sharp ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Setauket, New York (J.C.)Current Author Address: Jack Coulehan, MD, MPH; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “The Talking Cure” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "The Talking Cure," by J. Coulehan. 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 1 January 2019Volume 170, Issue 1Page: 73KeywordsAdolescentsGraduate medical educationGratitudeHeartSteroidsTea ePublished: 1 January 2019 Issue Published: 1 January 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...