AME: The Withering Gaze and the Obituaries

<p>Alan balances the local charm of a family trip to the <a href= "https://www.thehenryford.org/"><strong data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="80">Henry Ford Museum</strong></a> with the heavy, often unspoken emotional realities of a "mom-and-pop" dental practice. After braving the Michigan winter to celebrate his son's 16th birthday, Alan dives into the complex feelings that arise when a long-time, difficult patient appears in the obituaries. He explores the "bell curve" of patient relationships—from the favorites who brighten the schedule to the "10%" whose withering gazes cause genuine …