Harriet had a persistent cough...
Harriet had a persistent cough that would not go away. For several months, she tried
everything, from over-the-counter medicines to prescription drugs. Nothing seemed to
work. Her family doctor sent her to a specialist at a university hospital some seventy
miles from home. The specialist examined her and ordered additional tests. Harriet went
home with strict orders not to speak, not to say a word, for six weeks. At the end of six
weeks, the doctor would reexamine her.
Harriet took the doctor's orders to heart, but quickly found it difficult to communicate