Abstract
As physicians, we are often asked for advice when loved ones become ill. Sometimes,
the request advice is explicit; often, it is more supportive in nature and this may
blur the boundary between being a friend and being a physician. Through various excerpts
from social medial exchange, this narrative discusses the experience with a friend
who was diagnosed with head and neck cancer during my Palliative Medicine Fellowship.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 03, 2020
Accepted:
March 22,
2020
Series Editors: Christina M. Puchalski, MD, MS, and Charles G. Sasser, MDIdentification
Copyright
© 2020 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
