TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Tell Me Stories A1 - Granwehr, Bruno P. A1 - Epner, Daniel E. A2 - Epner, Daniel E. PY - 2022 T2 - Empathy: Real Stories to Inspire and Enlighten Busy Clinicians AB - MY FATHER WAS not a sinner, far from it. He was a good man, even a great man in many ways. He filled his lungs with life like he was taking a long drag on a cigarette, and then exhaled howls of joy. He was a paradox: a black hole that gathered everyone around him into his inescapable gravitational field while emitting blindingly bright light. Yet, like all people, my father was imperfect. He could pull my mother, brother, and me into his grasp, enjoying the light and warmth, yet he sometimes unintentionally crushed those closest to him with his passion and high expectations. SN - PB - McGraw Hill LLC CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/08 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190085833 ER -