RT Book, Section A1 Granwehr, Bruno P. A1 Epner, Daniel E. A2 Epner, Daniel E. SR Print(0) ID 1190085833 T1 Tell Me Stories T2 Empathy: Real Stories to Inspire and Enlighten Busy Clinicians YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw Hill LLC PP New York, NY SN 9781260473414 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190085833 RD 2024/11/08 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.