RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 282
OP 283
DO 10.1370/afm.2956
VO 21
IS 3
A1 Nair, Tanushree
YR 2023
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/3/282.abstract
AB Being a resident is hard. Being a resident dealing with a recent breakup is even harder. I wrote this piece after a serendipitous encounter on Valentine’s Day with an elderly woman who embraced her messy journey to finding love, no matter her age or circumstance. We learn a lot from our patients: from their bodies, physiologies, and illnesses, we learn to become stronger clinicians; from their stories, traumas, and emotions, we learn to become more full, well-rounded humans. Looking back, I think about how easily I almost missed this heartfelt connection by being absorbed in my usual checklist of tasks for a new hospital admission. My patient’s keen insight into her own romantic life taught me a vital skill in both medicine and personal relationships: the importance of being open to the unexpected.Annals “Online First” article