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- Ruth Kannai, Dana Salem, and Aya Rice Alon.
- Department of Family Medicine, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel rkannai@gmail.com.
- Ann Fam Med. 2020 Jan 1; 18 (1): 80-82.
AbstractIn a previous story ("On Blindness and Blind Spots")1 I sought to understand the psychological causes of a long-time patient's myriad of seemingly inexplicable symptoms. Since then, I learned more of her story, which helped me understand my patient with a new perspective.Dana shared with me, and now with the readers, short poetic pieces she has written to describe her traumatic experiences as a child-and the efforts she makes as a grown woman to heal, like the phoenix rises from its ashes. The value of belief in one's patient, alongside patience and the opportunity to build a trusting relationship over many years-as the truth has a pace of its own-are underscored.© 2020 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
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