About 8 weeks after Clare died, now 10 years ago, her husband, Keith, e-mailed to
ask if he could come see me. I agreed to his request immediately and looked forward
to seeing him. For 24 years, I had had the privilege of caring for Clare and helping
her and her family navigate the myriad health challenges caused by her Takayasu arteritis,
including 5 cardiac valve replacement surgeries and 25-plus medical hospitalizations.
In the more than 100 times that I had seen Clare in the office or in the hospital,
I had almost never seen her without Keith. The clinic staff became so accustomed to
notifying me about the arrival of both Clare and Keith that they began to pronounce
their names as a single run-on name (clareandkeith) with 3 syllables. Keith made sure Clare was never alone.
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Published online: November 10, 2022
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