PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Dean Gianakos TI - Pounds AID - 10.1370/afm.95 DP - 2004 Jul 01 TA - The Annals of Family Medicine PG - 366--367 VI - 2 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/2/4/366.short 4100 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/2/4/366.full SO - Ann Fam Med2004 Jul 01; 2 AB - This is the story of a loving relationship between a doctor and a vibrant, elderly woman. In the story, the doctor learns to accept his patient’s noncompliance with medical regimens; at the same time, he learns something about his own noncompliance.