Word: smith
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...beginning everyone runs together, then people separate out," Smith said...
...When you're running with people and talking the miles go by faster," said Catherine I. Malmberg '00, who co-chairs the group with F. Isabel Smith...
...Smith founded the club last fall, and said that until this year "it was just getting off the ground...
...book, My Own Country, was a national bestseller about his work in an AIDS clinic in Tennessee--delves into his past once again, and uncovers a poignant story in The Tennis Partner. In it, Dr. Verghese tells the true story of his friendship with an Australian medical student, David Smith, who came to America on a tennis scholarship. At first, the relationship revolves solely around biweekly tennis outings. Smith challenges Verghese athletically, while Verghese's almost childishly simple passion for the game causes Smith to recall a time when he shared that passion--a passion he lost during his short...
...same time, Verghese is just as honest about himself and his thoughts and fears. He wonders how his sons will handle their parents' separation, insecurely fears that Smith is only playing tennis with him to be nice and contemplates a facet of his philosophy on life. Verghese paints a refreshing portrait of himself not as a grand savior, but as someone vulnerable and insecure, sometimes more so than his patients...