Four essays enlighten life transitions: Egnew envisions that by helping patients to construct
their illness stories, healers can help people dealing with chronic and terminal illness to …

Medicine” 2 reveals deep yearnings and strong convictions among clinicians, patients, and
medical students. Clinicians describe a yearning for an integrative approach to medicine in …

99 and care for both the have-nots and the have-gots. Mother Teresa recognized
that,“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” 13 Mullen …

When a patient is seriously or ter-discuss what treatments they don't want minally ill, it is
common to focus has taken an important role in endon treatment options and possible in-of …

The opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with patients and families over the long
term is one of the great rewards of primary care. In his 2012 article,“The Joy of Family …

The recent online discussion of Annals articles brings together perspectives from around the
world. The dialogue includes experts, authors, and people whose authority comes from their …

To the Editor: Dr. Whitcomb's1 article on the redesign of residency training in family
medicine was read with great interest. It was refreshing to have someone of his insight and …

Illness is part of life. The human condition involves suffering. Yet, how does this shared
experience shape how we approach patient care, teaching, and relationships? This chapter …

I want to applaud Amy Berman for her open, frank, and transparent description in Narrative
Matters of her personal journey (Apr 2012). Her courageous essay, with its account of her …