n Richard Selzer's fictional story "Whither Thou Goest," a widow searches for the man who received her late husband's heart. The liver, kidney and corneas were in other people, but she needed to be with the heart. When she and the stranger ultimately connect, it's as if she's recovered lost love. I, on the other hand, always considered the heart a pump, much the way a doctor explained it to
A cardiologist on matters of the heart
Nov 06, 2020
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