I consult on the ward for her malnutrition: juvenile diabetic, now thirty five, paralyzed stomach, small intestine partly removed. My prescription: total nutrition at home by venous infusion. She appears in clinic with a devoted companion, a woman her age always close by her side. They find me socially non-judgmental, responsive to all her medical needs. Amazing tattoos cover her arms, while thumb-sucking Calvin stands guard by her scar. A bright yellow sun shines out from her left upper arm, a goggle-eyed fish swims by on the lower.
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