Abstract
This narrative explores my experience as a family doctor deeply embedded in a rural community comprising 9 villages. The regional cemetery, a symbol of mortality, serves as a focal point for meditations on what it means to bear witness as a family doctor, depicting some of the joys and sorrows I have witnessed over the last quarter of a century serving this community. Grounded in the philosophy of "to cure-sometimes, to relieve-often, and to comfort-always," I underscore the importance of presence and compassion in family medicine, ultimately embracing mortality as a shared human journey that shapes both patients and their caregivers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 470-471 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annals of Family Medicine |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 22 Sep 2025 |
Keywords
- bearing witness
- bioethics
- community/public health
- family life
- primary care issues: clinician-patient communication/relationship
- primary care issues: continuity of care
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Family Practice
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