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Sword of Damocles

James Espinosa MD

At the tribunal
The therapist who had been treating Damocles’ wife for anxiety in the final months before the tragic and bloody event
Swore that it was her understanding that the sword with the glistening edge suspended above the bed by a single hair—
Was just a rather dramatic metaphor
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Written on October 21, 2022

Submitted by JamesEspinosaMD on October 21, 2022

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James Espinosa MD

I am a practicing emergency physician who feels that now—more than ever perhaps—practitioners need the humanities in medicine and patients need the result of that process. more…

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