LAST LAUGH

In the Jocular Vein

A rude awakening

I've been in solo pediatric practice for 25 years—long enough, it seems, to hear this question for the first time from a young mother: "Dr. Ruby, what would you do if this were—your grandchild?"

—Eric J. Ruby, MD
Taunton, MA

Last Laugh.

Medical Economics

Dec. 5, 2003;80:108.