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connecting just-so with the precise anxiety
of your patient will help to exorcise your
own. Consider the courage of others. Face
your fears, say the experts. Hold them up
to the light, even if you must leave the night
light on. Run! Or, at least dart, since rats
who are threatened deal with danger better
if they dart about, instead of holding still.
Take the stairs, do some pushups, grab your
#14 needle with your good strong arm. Fight
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back: there are so many laughs and so much
loveliness around us: soak some up.
As always, the laws of Dr. Samuel Shem
apply: take your own pulse first.
Dr. Barry practices Internal Medicine with
Norton Community Medical Associates-Barret. She is a clinical associate professor at the
University of Louisville School of Medicine,
Department of Medicine.