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. 2018 Jan 11;13:287–297. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S148685
Family relationship
“They did anything to not make him feel like a burden, even if he had to walk slowly or stop because of breathlessness.”
“Everyone scolded her because she continued smoking.”
“He had recently moved to his daughter’s house to help her, as she had just separated from her husband, and was without a steady job, she would have to take care of three children by herself.”
“Slowly, arm in arm with her husband (who always accompanies her) the lady enters the ambulatory clinic in a very serene way.”
“I remember the first time he came into the studio with his wife, who began to talk extensively about all her husband’s problems while he was sitting in silence. After about 30 minutes of monologue I got up and I asked the lady to sit on the couch for the visit. She answered, ‘but the sufferer is my husband,’ and I still remember that he smiled.”