Scott Swanson
Dr.
Alan Blake sits in a comfortable armchair in his living room,
listening intently as family members chat with a visitor.
He
might be a little thinner than patients who’ve seen him at his
office at Sweet Home Family Medicine might remember.
His
left hand clutches his right arm. A cane lies on the floor by his
feet. Though he’s clearly following the conversation, he doesn’t
say much.
That’s
because he can’t –…