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Elissa Ely

Elissa Ely

Boston Globe

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A flash of light in a gray world

When the brothers stroll down the hall to chat before exams at this optometrist’s office, no one is surprised. The personal is part of the treatment.

15.03.2025 9

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Elissa Ely

An owl’s gift, extinguished

It was a comfort to watch the owl calmly watching us. Then one day he was gone.

03.02.2025 7

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Elissa Ely

Saying what was left unsaid

My mother is gone. How does one speak to a listener who can no longer hear?

18.01.2025 20

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Elissa Ely

The question that melted me

With this question, we were companions; it was a door she opened for the two of us to walk through together.

04.11.2024 7

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Elissa Ely

The art of the medical exam

The visual and physical exam is no longer valued as the great diagnostic tool.

14.08.2024 20

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Elissa Ely