Almost every American has his personal tale of woe about an encounter with a physician or hospital. Many, of course, also have tales of triumphand those are usually the people whose lives have been saved by medical skill. Whether an American falls into one or the other category is often a matter of luck. These case histories, gathered from a sampling made this month by TIME reporters, sum up the experiences of three fairly typical patients.
JEWELL WHELAN, now 38, has had as much trouble with her doctors as with her gall bladder over a span of 16 years. Wife of a...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
