Sweet Blood

Sarah Stumbar

doi:10.22454/FamMed.2020.942037

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Sweet Blood

Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH

Fam Med. 2020;52(1):67-67.

DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.942037

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Your blood is not too sweet anymore!
I hear her smile through the phone
She asks me how the numbers compare to last time
It’s not often I get to share results that are
better
Her joy quietly transforms into laughter
I smile, too
Small celebrations, interrupted
I put down the phone
Another patient
waits

Lead Author

Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH

Affiliations: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Corresponding Author

Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH

Correspondence: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC2-585, Miami, FL 33199. 607-592-9587. Fax: 305-348-1495

Email: sstumbar@fiu.edu

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