Stake Poles
2016; American College of Physicians; Volume: 164; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7326/m15-2010
ISSN1539-3704
Autores ResumoAd Libitum19 April 2016Stake PolesAmy Ship, MDAmy Ship, MDFrom Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-2010 Audio Reading - “Stake Poles” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Stake Poles," by A.N. Ship. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail After the first of my threeyoung sons died,I felt as if the foundationsin my life were unstable,the stake poles tenuous.After the second of my threeyoung sons died,I lost faith in the capacityof the foundations to hold.I couldn't imagine how stake polescould supportany structure.So, when we took my last sonto the circusthree months after his brother's deathand he cried with fearmostly of the clowns,I, too, became scared.Scared that the circus'stake poles wouldn't hold,scared of all the invisible forcesthat might sweep him away from me,as his brothers had been.and when we left ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Boston, Massachusetts.Current Author Address: Amy N. Ship, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail, [email protected]harvard.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Stake Poles” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Stake Poles," by A.N. Ship. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 19 April 2016Volume 164, Issue 8Page: 568KeywordsFearStorms ePublished: 19 April 2016 Issue Published: 19 April 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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