Giving Rest: A Novel Treatment Plan

Sarah Stumbar

doi:10.22454/FamMed.2020.133206

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Giving Rest: A Novel Treatment Plan

Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH

Fam Med. 2020;52(9):671-671.

DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.133206

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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.

Lead Author

Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH

Affiliations: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Corresponding Author

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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