Wait for it

By Tim Lahey At 94, my patient V. was funny and flirtatious.  Her French accent made even the name of her life-threatening fungal infection sound poetic. “DEE-seminated HEESTO-plasmo-sees,” she said, “Oaf the skin.” I smiled. I also admitted her to the hospital because our treatments were not working.  I hoped intensified wound care and antibiotics […]
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