Medicine_NN1 in_II Translation_NN1 :_: Journeys_NN2 with_IW My_APPGE Patients_NN2 As_CSA I_PPIS1 contemplated_VVD this_DD1 ,_, it_PPH1 dawned_VVD on_II me_PPIO1 how_RGQ little_DA1 I_PPIS1 actually_RR knew_VVD about_II the_AT Muslim_JJ veil_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 in_II my_APPGE personal_JJ life_NN1 wore_VVD one_PN1 ._. 
To_TO be_VBI honest_JJ ,_, the_AT only_JJ information_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD was_VBDZ from_II the_AT news_NN1 media_NN and_CC from_II seeing_VVG Muslim_JJ patients_NN2 in_II the_AT hospital_NN1 ;_; I_PPIS1 had_VHD very_RG little_DA1 firsthand_JJ knowledge_NN1 about_II Muslim_JJ dress_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO learn_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX sure_RR how_RGQ sensitive_JJ a_AT1 subject_NN1 the_AT veil_NN1 was_VBDZ and_CC wondered_VVD if_CS it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI considered_VVN an_AT1 affront_NN1 to_TO broach_VVI the_AT issue_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 felt_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 knew_VVD Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC ,_, by_II extension_NN1 ,_, Azina_NP1 --_NN1 well_RR enough_RR by_RT21 now_RT22 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ,_, somewhat_RR timidly_RR ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 might_VM pose_VVI a_AT1 question_NN1 about_II the_AT veil_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 both_DB2 nodded_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Azina_NP1 if_CS not_XX removing_VVG her_APPGE veil_NN1 in_II my_APPGE office_NN1 like_II her_APPGE mother_NN1 did_VDD was_VBDZ a_AT1 sign_NN1 of_IO increased_JJ religiosity_NN1 ._. 
Azina_NP1 laughed_VVD uproariously_RR as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT question_NN1 left_VVD my_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE ease_NN1 with_IW this_DD1 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 the_AT magnitude_NN1 of_IO difference_NN1 between_II my_APPGE assumptions_NN2 and_CC her_APPGE reality_NN1 ,_, relaxed_VVD the_AT conversational_JJ berth_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD comfortable_JJ now_RT and_CC asked_VVD all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO questions_NN2 about_II the_AT veil_NN1 ,_, even_RR naive_JJ ones_NN2 ._. 
Azina_NP1 took_VVD the_AT lead_NN1 in_II answering_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE infectious_JJ energy_NN1 spilling_VVG out_RP despite_II the_AT tight_JJ veil_NN1 that_CST completely_RR wrapped_VVD her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO know_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hot_JJ under_II there_RL ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 hard_RR to_TO breathe_VVI ?_? 
How_RRQ did_VDD she_PPHS1 decide_VVI what_DDQ color_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ style_NN1 ?_? 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 a_AT1 family_NN1 norm_NN1 ?_? 
Or_CC did_VDD each_DD1 mosque_NN1 prescribe_VVI a_AT1 different_JJ style_NN1 ?_? 
Did_VDD she_PPHS1 wear_VVI it_PPH1 at_II home_NN1 ?_? 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT significance_NN1 of_IO the_AT veils_NN2 that_CST draped_VVD low_JJ over_II the_AT bridge_NN1 of_IO the_AT nose_NN1 and_CC the_AT ones_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR tight_RR up_RP against_II the_AT eyes_NN2 ?_? 
Did_VDD veil_VVI traditions_NN2 in_II Bangladesh_NP1 differ_VV0 from_II those_DD2 in_II other_JJ countries_NN2 ?_? 
Azina_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE mother_NN1 chatted_VVD amiably_RR ,_, seeming_VVG delighted_JJ to_TO educate_VVI me_PPIO1 in_II the_AT nuances_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 aspect_NN1 of_IO Muslim_JJ culture_NN1 ._. 
While_CS the_AT subject_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN a_RR21 little_RR22 touchy_JJ for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, it_PPH1 certainly_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
Taking_VVG a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 risk_NN1 and_CC pressing_VVG further_RRR ,_, I_PPIS1 asked_VVD if_CS there_EX was_VBDZ any_DD pressure_NN1 or_CC coercion_NN1 about_II wearing_VVG the_AT veil_NN1 ._. 
Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 answered_VVD this_DD1 one_PN1 emphatically_RR ._. 
"_" No_UH ._. 
Veil_NN1 is_VBZ my_APPGE choice_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 not_XX to_TO wear_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 say_VV0 people_NN treat_VV0 me_PPIO1 bad_JJ ,_, that_CST they_PPHS2 say_VV0 I_PPIS1 am_VBM terrorist_JJ ._. "_" 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 grew_VVD more_RGR animated_JJ and_CC assured_VVD ._. 
"_" But_CCB veil_NN1 is_VBZ between_II me_PPIO1 and_CC Allah_NP1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, pointing_VVG upward_RL ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 wear_VV0 veil_VV0 no_DDQV31 matter_DDQV32 what_DDQV33 anyone_PN1 say_VV0 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ my_APPGE connection_NN1 to_II Allah_NP1 ._. "_" 
The_AT conversation_NN1 proceeded_VVD toward_II Islam_NN1 in_RR21 general_RR22 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 learned_VVD how_RGQ devout_JJ Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 was_VBDZ and_CC what_DDQ pleasure_VV0 religious_JJ observance_NN1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT most_RGT interesting_JJ thing_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 --_NN1 besides_II all_DB that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ learning_VVG --_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT transformation_NN1 that_CST occurred_VVD in_II Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 ._. 
While_CS discussing_VVG Islam_NN1 and_CC the_AT veil_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 became_VVD buoyant_JJ ._. 
All_DB her_APPGE whininess_NN1 disappeared_VVD ._. 
The_AT aches_NN2 and_CC pains_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO evaporate_VVI ._. 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 and_CC body_NN1 language_NN1 reclaimed_VVD the_AT heft_NN1 and_CC vitality_NN1 one_PN1 would_VM expect_VVI from_II an_AT1 otherwise_RR healthy_JJ forty-three-year-old_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 meek_JJ ,_, oppressed_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 woman_NN1 beaten_VVN down_RP by_II a_AT1 patriarchal_JJ religion_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 inspired_VVN and_CC fortified_JJ --_NN1 dare_VV0 I_PPIS1 say_VVI empowered_JJ --_NN1 by_II her_APPGE religion_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 pointed_VVD out_RP my_APPGE observation_NN1 of_IO Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 's_GE rapid_JJ improvement_NN1 ._. 
Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE daughter_NN1 were_VBDR impressed_VVN ,_, though_CS not_XX necessarily_RR surprised_JJ ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 finished_VVD up_RP my_APPGE visit_NN1 with_IW Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 realized_VVD that_CST we_PPIS2 'd_VM just_RR gained_VVN a_AT1 new_JJ clinical_JJ insight_NN1 ,_, and_CC perhaps_RR a_AT1 new_JJ therapeutic_JJ tool_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 realized_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 might_VM ,_, finally_RR ,_, look_VVI forward_RL to_II Mrs._NNB Uddin_NP1 's_GE clinic_NN1 visits_NN2 ._. 
Although_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO keep_VVI Azina_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 school_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE appointments_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 hoped_VVD that_CST Azina_NP1 would_VM come_VVI to_II some_DD of_IO the_AT visits_NN2 so_CS we_PPIS2 could_VM continue_VVI my_APPGE education_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE "_" treatment_NN1 ._. "_" 
My_APPGE morning_NNT1 session_NNT1 always_RR overlapped_VVN into_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 session_NNT1 ,_, no_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 hard_RR I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO discipline_NN1 myself_PPX1 to_TO stay_VVI within_II the_AT fifteen-minute_JJ slot_NN1 for_IF each_DD1 patient_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ due_II21 to_II22 fascinating_JJ conversations_NN2 --_JJ as_CSA with_IW Nazma_NP1 Uddin_NP1 and_CC Azina_NP1 --_NN1 but_CCB mostly_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ because_II21 of_II22 the_AT ungainly_JJ sprawl_NN1 of_IO multiple_JJ chronic_JJ illnesses_NN2 that_CST the_AT majority_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE patients_NN2 had_VHD ._. 
Thursdays_NPD2 were_VBDR the_AT busiest_JJT days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT week_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD patients_NN2 all_DB morning_NNT1 and_CC then_RT my_APPGE weekly_JJ precepting_JJ session_NNT1 in_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT fun_JJ part_NN1 about_II precepting_VVG was_VBDZ supervising_VVG house_NN1 staff_NN with_IW their_APPGE patients_NN2 ._. 
Each_DD1 time_NNT1 a_AT1 resident_NN1 saw_VVD a_AT1 patient_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 or_CC she_PPHS1 would_VM present_VVI the_AT case_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 and_CC we_PPIS2 'd_VM discuss_VVI the_AT diagnosis_NN1 and_CC treatment_NN1 plan_NN1 ._. 
Each_DD1 case_NN1 offered_VVD a_AT1 small_JJ opportunity_NN1 for_IF teaching_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX were_VBDR so_RG many_DA2 residents_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE schedules_NN2 were_VBDR so_RG complicated_JJ that_CST we_PPIS2 had_VHD only_RR these_DD2 --_JJ small_JJ moments_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 stark_JJ contrast_NN1 to_II the_AT inpatient_NN1 wards_NN2 ,_, in_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 fixed_JJ team_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 whole_JJ month_NNT1 with_IW a_AT1 dedicated_JJ ninety_MC minutes_NNT2 of_IO teaching_NN1 rounds_VVZ each_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT not-so-fun_JJ part_NN1 about_II precepting_VVG was_VBDZ everything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
The_AT preceptor_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT go-to_NN1 person_NN1 (_( some_DD would_VM say_VVI dumping_NN1 ground_NN1 )_) for_IF refilling_VVG prescriptions_NN2 ,_, filling_VVG out_RP forms_NN2 ,_, fixing_VVG scheduling_NN1 snafus_NN1 ,_, reordering_VVG tests_NN2 and_CC labs_NN2 whose_DDQGE requisitions_NN2 had_VHD expired_VVN ,_, dealing_VVG with_IW panic_NN1 values_NN2 from_II the_AT lab_NN1 ,_, handling_VVG abnormal_JJ results_NN2 from_II radiology_NN1 ,_, and_CC reviewing_VVG medication_NN1 orders_NN2 from_II visiting-nurse_JJ services_NN2 --_NN1 a_AT1 nonstop_JJ array_NN1 of_IO ongoing_JJ annoyances_NN2 ._. 
The_AT afternoon_NNT1 precepting_VVG session_NNT1 was_VBDZ well_JJ under_RR21 way_RR22 when_CS I_PPIS1 finally_RR closed_VVD the_AT chart_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE last_MD patient_NN1 of_IO the_AT morning_NNT1 and_CC relocated_VVD myself_PPX1 and_CC my_APPGE accoutrements_NN2 --_JJ prescription_NN1 pad_NN1 ,_, stamper_NN1 ,_, pocket_NN1 medication_NN1 guidebook_NN1 ,_, handful_NN1 of_IO pens_NN2 ,_, box_NN1 of_IO strawberries_NN2 for_IF the_AT residents_NN2 ,_, sandwich_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX had_VHN time_NNT1 to_TO eat_VVI --_NN1 to_II the_AT precepting_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ already_RR a_AT1 pile_NN1 waiting_VVG for_IF me_PPIO1 --_NN1 a_AT1 mammogram_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI reordered_VVN ,_, a_AT1 patient_NN1 was_VBDZ confused_VVN about_II his_APPGE hydralazine_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE hydrochlorothiazide_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Celebrex_NN1 prescription_NN1 required_VVN prior_JJ authorization_NN1 from_II the_AT insurance_NN1 company_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 disability_NN1 form_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI filled_VVN out_RP ,_, a_AT1 reflux_NN1 medication_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX covered_VVN by_II a_AT1 patient_NN1 's_GE plan_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC residents_NN2 had_VHD already_RR seen_VVN their_APPGE first_MD patients_NN2 and_CC were_VBDR waiting_VVG to_TO present_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Luckily_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR senior_JJ residents_NN2 and_CC we_PPIS2 could_VM breeze_NN1 easily_RR through_II their_APPGE cases_NN2 --_NN1 an_AT1 Armenian_JJ man_NN1 recovering_VVG from_II gout_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 Nepalese_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW diabetes_NN1 and_CC hypothyroidism_NN1 ._. 
The_AT interns_NN2 '_GE cases_NN2 were_VBDR more_RGR protracted_JJ affairs_NN2 ._. 
The_AT medical_JJ students_NN2 '_GE cases_NN2 could_VM be_VBI epic_JJ in_II length_NN1 ._. 
The_AT clerk_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR back_RP with_IW more_DAR ._. 
"_" Med_JJ refill_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, adding_VVG a_AT1 paper_NN1 to_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE pile_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ here_RL for_IF oxycodone_NN1 ._. 
Says_VVZ his_APPGE pills_NN2 were_VBDR stolen_VVN ._. 
Needs_VVZ a_AT1 new_JJ prescription_NN1 plus_II a_AT1 letter_NN1 for_IF the_AT pharmacy_NN1 ,_, otherwise_RR they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX refill_VVI it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
Medication_NN1 requests_NN2 for_IF other_JJ doctors_NN2 '_GE patients_NN2 were_VBDR an_AT1 irritation_NN1 ._. 
Medication_NN1 requests_NN2 for_IF controlled_JJ substances_NN2 were_VBDR purgatory_NN1 ._. 
Further_JJR prescriptions_NN2 would_VM be_VBI given_VVN until_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD these_DD2 specialists_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ three_MC days_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
Now_RT Mr._NNB Kaczmarek_NP1 was_VBDZ back_RP ._. 
Stolen_JJ pills_NN2 ._. 
Needed_VVN a_AT1 doctor_NN1 's_GE letter_NN1 for_IF the_AT pharmacy_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM feel_VVI the_AT anger_NN1 begin_VV0 to_TO simmer_VVI at_II the_AT base_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE gut_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ could_VM n't_XX this_DD1 patient_NN1 be_VBI requesting_VVG something_PN1 innocuous_JJ ,_, like_II atenolol_NN1 ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 oxycodone_NN1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 have_VHI to_TO come_VVI on_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 that_CST his_APPGE doctor_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX here_RL ?_? 
Why_RRQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 have_VHI to_TO put_VVI me_PPIO1 in_II the_AT position_NN1 of_IO having_VHG to_TO decide_VVI whether_CSW31 or_CSW32 not_CSW33 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ telling_VVG the_AT truth_NN1 ?_? 
Was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 a_AT1 disorganized_JJ patient_NN1 who_PNQS missed_VVD appointments_NN2 and_CC lost_VVD prescriptions_NN2 ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 a_AT1 drug_NN1 seeker_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 drug_NN1 dealer_NN1 hustling_VVG us_PPIO2 for_IF narcotics_NN2 ?_? 
More_DAR than_CSN anything_PN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO shove_VVI the_AT paper_NN1 to_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT pile_NN1 and_CC deal_VV0 with_IW it_PPH1 later_RRR ._. 
These_DD2 messes_NN2 were_VBDR always_RR dumped_VVN in_II the_AT laps_NN2 of_IO the_AT doctors_NN2 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD confronted_VVN our_APPGE administration_NN1 about_II this_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ told_VVN that_CST renewing_VVG controlled_JJ substances_NN2 was_VBDZ "_" at_II the_AT discretion_NN1 of_IO the_AT doctor_NN1 ._. "_" 
Great_JJ advice_NN1 ._. 
Thanks_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 reordered_VVD the_AT mammogram_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 explained_VVD the_AT difference_NN1 between_II hydralazine_NN1 and_CC hydrochlorothiazide_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 filled_VVD out_RP the_AT disability_NN1 form_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hunted_VVD through_II the_AT fine_JJ print_NN1 of_IO the_AT drug_NN1 formulary_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 reflux_NN1 medication_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ covered_VVN ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 took_VVD another_DD1 ten_MC minutes_NNT2 to_TO decipher_VVI the_AT three-tiered_JJ co-pay_NN1 plan_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 precepted_VVD three_MC more_DAR cases_NN2 ,_, letting_VVG the_AT discussion_NN1 of_IO the_AT relative_JJ cardiovascular_JJ benefits_NN2 of_IO lipid_JJ lowering_NN1 versus_II blood-pressure_JJ lowering_NN1 go_VV0 on_RP a_RR21 little_RR22 longer_RRR than_CSN usual_JJ ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM avoid_VVI it_PPH1 no_RR more_RRR ,_, I_PPIS1 steeled_VVD myself_PPX1 for_IF confrontation_NN1 and_CC strode_VVD out_RP to_II the_AT waiting_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
"_" Mr._NNB Kaczmarek_NP1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 called_VVD out_RP ._. 
A_AT1 scrawny_JJ man_NN1 with_IW craggy_JJ ,_, ductile_JJ features_NN2 and_CC several_DA2 days_NNT2 '_GE of_IO beard_NN1 growth_NN1 stood_VVD up_RP ._. 
His_APPGE hair_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 worn_JJ shade_NN1 of_IO brownish_JJ blond_JJ ,_, the_AT top_JJ part_NN1 cut_VVN short_JJ and_CC spiky_JJ ,_, the_AT rest_NN1 reaching_VVG to_II his_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ._. 
Thin_JJ ,_, ropy_JJ arms_NN2 protruded_VVD from_II a_AT1 sleeveless_JJ T-shirt_NN1 that_CST depicted_VVD a_AT1 rock_NN1 band_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR heard_VVN of_IO ._. 
His_APPGE denim_NN1 jacket_NN1 was_VBDZ tied_VVN tightly_RR around_II his_APPGE narrow_JJ waist_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 beckoned_VVD him_PPHO1 over_RP to_II a_AT1 corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT waiting_NN1 room_NN1 where_CS we_PPIS2 could_VM speak_VVI with_IW some_DD degree_NN1 of_IO privacy_NN1 ._. 
"_" Mr._NNB Kaczmarek_NP1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, clipping_VVG my_APPGE syllables_NN2 to_TO sound_VVI as_RG dispassionate_JJ as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
"_" You_PPY just_RR got_VVN a_AT1 refill_NN1 of_IO oxycodone_NN1 three_MC days_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, and_CC now_RT you_PPY 're_VBR telling_VVG me_PPIO1 that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ stolen_VVN ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 live_VV0 in_II shelter_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, jamming_VVG his_APPGE thumbs_NN2 into_II the_AT sleeves_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE jacket_NN1 that_CST formed_VVD a_AT1 lumpy_JJ denim_NN1 belt_NN1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 steal_VV0 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. "_" 
His_APPGE accent_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 blend_NN1 of_IO Brooklyn_NP1 and_CC Poland_NP1 ._. 
"_" Your_APPGE doctor_NN1 has_VHZ made_VVN several_DA2 appointments_NN2 for_IF you_PPY to_TO see_VVI the_AT pain_NN1 management_NN1 specialists_NN2 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD tightly_RR ,_, "_" but_CCB you_PPY 've_VH0 missed_VVN them_PPHO2 all_DB ._. "_" 
"_" Shelter_NN1 moves_VVZ us_PPIO2 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, sniffing_VVG twice_RR ._. 
His_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 pulled_VVD up_RP from_II his_APPGE waist_NN1 ,_, rubbed_VVD the_AT side_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE nose_NN1 ,_, then_RT dropped_VVD back_RP into_II its_APPGE nook_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 moved_VVD from_II Bronx_NP1 to_II Brooklyn_NP1 ,_, back_RP to_II Bronx_NP1 ._. 
All_DB my_APPGE papers_NN2 lost_VVD ._. "_" 
The_AT steam_NN1 was_VBDZ rising_VVG inside_II my_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ could_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 have_VHI given_VVN me_PPIO1 a_AT1 lamer_JJR story_NN1 so_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM just_RR brush_VVI aside_RL his_APPGE request_NN1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ could_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 have_VHI confabulated_VVN something_PN1 completely_RR ridiculous_JJ ?_? 
But_CCB no_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI ahead_RL and_CC say_VVI things_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR entirely_RR plausible_JJ :_: Shelter_NN1 residents_NN2 were_VBDR constantly_RR transferred_VVN between_II facilities_NN2 ._. 
Theft_NN1 was_VBDZ rampant_JJ ._. 
How_RRQ was_VBDZ I_PPIS1 to_TO know_VVI whether_CSW he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG truthful_JJ ?_? 
The_AT simplest_JJT thing_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, the_AT easiest_JJT way_NN1 to_TO make_VVI the_AT problem_NN1 disappear_VVI ,_, would_VM be_VBI to_TO take_VVI his_APPGE words_NN2 at_II face_NN1 value_NN1 and_CC hand_VV0 him_PPHO1 a_AT1 prescription_NN1 along_II21 with_II22 a_AT1 letter_NN1 to_II the_AT pharmacy_NN1 that_CST vouched_VVD for_IF his_APPGE story_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI done_VDN with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT possibility_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI using_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO score_VVI more_DAR hits_NN2 or_CC make_VV0 a_AT1 quick_JJ buck_NN infuriated_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN dragged_VVN over_II the_AT coals_NN2 more_DAR than_CSN once_RR by_II the_AT plausible-story_JJ scam_NN1 ._. 
Once_RR ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 second-year_JJ resident_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD sat_VVN in_II the_AT ER_NP1 pumping_NN1 morphine_NN1 into_II a_AT1 freckle-faced_JJ young_JJ Canadian_NN1 while_CS the_AT nurses_NN2 derisively_RR rolled_VVD their_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT patient_NN1 's_GE story_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN plausible_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD erred_VVN on_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO helping_VVG the_AT patient_NN1 ,_, despite_II my_APPGE doubts_NN2 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 the_AT nurses_NN2 turned_VVD out_RP to_TO be_VBI right_JJ --_NN1 the_AT patient_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN lying_VVG --_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ left_VVN with_IW a_AT1 hangover_NN1 of_IO embarrassment_NN1 and_CC anger_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ they_PPHS2 got_VVD you_PPY ,_, with_IW that_DD1 plausible_JJ story_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 milked_VVD you_PPY for_IF the_AT constitutional_JJ weakness_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ built_VVN right_RR into_II the_AT Hippocratic_JJ oath_NN1 --_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ your_APPGE job_NN1 to_TO help_VVI patients_NN2 in_II pain_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 knew_VVD that_DD1 ._. 
A_AT1 doctor_NN1 could_VM be_VBI exploited_VVN on_II the_AT very_JJ basis_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE or_CC her_APPGE ethical_JJ commitment_NN1 to_II patients_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 narrowed_VVD my_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC gave_VVD Mr._NNB Kaczmarek_NP1 the_AT once-over_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sniffed_VVD and_CC rubbed_VVD his_APPGE nose_NN1 again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 dropped_VVD my_APPGE gaze_NN1 and_CC scanned_VVD his_APPGE forearms_NN2 for_IF track_NN1 marks_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT light_NN1 in_II this_DD1 corner_NN1 was_VBDZ too_RG poor_JJ for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO tell_VVI ._. 
His_APPGE hand_NN1 went_VVD up_RP a_AT1 third_MD time_NNT1 to_TO rub_VVI his_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 to_TO lay_VVI down_RP the_AT law_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 decided_VVD ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR enough_DD holes_NN2 in_II his_APPGE story_NN1 to_TO send_VVI this_DD1 sociopath_NN1 out_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 to_TO state_VVI unequivocally_RR --_JJ at_II the_AT discretion_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 doctor_NN1 ,_, on_II31 behalf_II32 of_II33 all_DB the_AT doctors_NN2 at_II Bellevue_NP1 --_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 would_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 give_VVI any_DD narcotics_NN2 to_II Tadeusz_NP1 Kaczmarek_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 'd_VM pivot_VVI on_II my_APPGE heel_NN1 and_CC retreat_NN1 to_II the_AT precepting_NN1 room_NN1 to_TO document_VVI the_AT official_JJ medical_JJ clinic_NN1 policy_NN1 according_II21 to_II22 Danielle_NP1 Ofri_NP1 ,_, MD_NNA ,_, in_II Mr._NNB Kaczmarek_NP1 's_GE chart_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ if_CS he_PPHS1 really_RR had_VHD been_VBN robbed_VVN ?_? 
What_DDQ if_CS he_PPHS1 really_RR did_VDD miss_VVI his_APPGE appointments_NN2 because_CS his_APPGE life_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN rendered_VVN completely_RR ungovernable_JJ by_II the_AT combination_NN1 of_IO poverty_NN1 ,_, homelessness_NN1 ,_, and_CC illness_NN1 ,_, not_XX to_TO mention_VVI displacement_NN1 from_II his_APPGE native_JJ country_NN1 ?_? 
Mr._NNB Kaczmarek_NP1 rubbed_VVD his_APPGE nose_NN1 again_RT ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ annoyed_JJ at_II the_AT whole_JJ situation_NN1 ._. 
"_" Did_VDD you_PPY report_VVI the_AT theft_NN1 to_II the_AT police_NN2 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ,_, listening_VVG in_II disgust_NN1 to_II myself_PPX1 sounding_VVG like_II a_AT1 gumshoe_NN1 in_II a_AT1 B_ZZ1 movie_NN1 ._. 
