Hektoen International

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Tag: Michael Wynn

  • Events of the day – The date I will never have

    Michael WynnSalem, Oregon, USA My medical writing is informed by my fascination with how humans accept and sometimes deny reality. Events of the dayTomorrow I will tell Mr. Smith,who is compulsively tidy,that he has Parkinson’s disease, and say “epilepsy” to Mr. Alexander,the 27-year-old truckerwho might have to pull over at 28, before I listen to Ms.…