LETTER
Reflections on "Kath"
Virginia U. Collier
15 June 1993 | Volume 118 Issue 12 | Page 989
TO THE EDITOR:
As I read Dr. Swan's essay [1], I thought of my Katherine—still young, with unlimited potential, always vulnerable to unforeseen illnesses or accidents. Swan's poignant words expressed the anguish I and millions of others would feel on losing a child. I struggled with him and still share his grief. How fortunate the medical community is to have in its midst a scientist-clinician with such a profound and moving ability to capture emotions, even those engendered by tragedy. Indeed, how fortunate were those physicians and patients who had their lives touched by his Kath!
1. Swan HJ. Kath. Ann Intern Med. 1992; 117:1049-50.
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