The Patient
When Miriam told me there was a 58 year-old married man on the phone looking for a new doctor I hesitated only momentarily. You see, as a 34-year old female MD, the vast majority of my patients are c***dren and women. I can count on one hand the number of male patients I have had, and most were the sons of my female patients who came through every now and again for a sports physical."What does he want," I asked Miriam, my 49-year old lead nurse. "He's says it's been 10 years since he's had a...