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What’s love got to do with it: lessons from a dying physician

They came from all corners of the globe to bid him farewell. He looked cachectic, his frail form interrupted by swelling in his abdomen and legs, a result of end-stage pancreatic cancer. It was Dr. Yeat’s last week in the…

They came from all corners of the globe to bid him farewell. He looked cachectic, his frail form interrupted by swelling in his abdomen and legs, a result of end-stage pancreatic cancer. It was Dr. Yeat’s last week in the hospital before being transferred to a nearby hospice.  He was now on morphine, and despite severe fatigue and difficulty breathing, he always managed a smile.

Some of his visitors were former …

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What’s love got to do with it: lessons from a dying physician