TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Backstory is Really the Front Story A1 - Weathers, Shiao-Pei A1 - Epner, Daniel E. A2 - Epner, Daniel E. PY - 2022 T2 - Empathy: Real Stories to Inspire and Enlighten Busy Clinicians AB - EMANUEL KANT, THE 18th-century German philosopher, said, “We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” If so, my maternal grandfather must have had a kind and generous heart, since he rescued stray Pariah dogs from the streets of Mumbai, India and welcomed them into his family. I recently came across a sepia-toned picture of my grandfather as a young man in one of our family photo albums. In the photo, he smiled broadly as he cradled a brown and white Pariah puppy, supporting the dog's soft underbelly with one arm and stroking him between the ears with the other. That puppy was only one of a long line of lucky canines who found refuge and love in his house. As the youngest of five children, my mother helped bathe, feed, and play with the dogs, who served as her constant companions throughout childhood. Dogs have been an integral part of our family for over four generations. SN - PB - McGraw Hill LLC CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/06 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190086056 ER -