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Hey Doc!

By Humaira Khan

Back stooped, feet shuffling. Hands trembling, rolling imaginary pills. 

His wife follows, smaller at each visit, struggling. 

“Hey Doc!” he says. 

I look up smiling, thinking he means me, but find him grinning at an empty chair. His wife’s sad eyes speak volumes. I remember then: “Doc” is the person no one sees but him. 

Humaira Khan, M.D., is a neurologist, mother, nature-lover, and amateur photographer with a life-long passion for the written word. She has a Diploma in Freelance and Writing from the London School of Journalism and her work has been published in Intima as well as in Lifestyle and Consumer magazines, both online and in print.

Posted on October 9, 2023

Filed Under: 8 - 55 Words

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