Abstract
In this true story, an Eritrean man’s wife rapidly becomes unconscious, and he tenaciously pursues a diagnosis and procures treatment. His personal struggle, juxtaposed with reflection on Eritrea’s 30-year fight for independence from Ethiopia, highlights the power of persistence in the face of some of the most adverse conditions in the world.
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I wish to thank the participants of Yale School of Medicine’s Writers’ Workshop for their kind review of the working manuscript.
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Dugdale, L.S. The Fighter. J GEN INTERN MED 26, 99–100 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-010-1491-x
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