Today I paid my last visit to Mrs. Jane Woodruff, a patient who has touched me greatly. As I watched her navigate her final months and days with peace and fortitude, this brave and dignified woman taught me more about life than I could ever convey.

I met Jane nearly six months ago, when she came to see me complaining of progressive weakness in her arms and legs. Over the past year, she had seen multiple physicians, none of whom had been able to diagnose her problem. It did not take us ...

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