Fam Med. 2020;52(9):671-671.
DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.133206
I leave the house early, walk all day
My landlord can’t know I don’t have work,
Can’t pay my rent.
Tears streak her cheeks
Not a chief complaint learned in medical school
I gulp back my fear of helplessness, lay back the exam table, turn off the light
the room is hers for the day.
Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH
Affiliations: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH
Correspondence: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC2-585, Miami, FL 33199. 607-592-9587. Fax: 305-348-1495
Email: sstumbar@fiu.edu
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