RT Journal A1 Spangler JG T1 HIs patients. my patients. JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 2011 FD December 7 VO 306 IS 21 SP 2305 OP 2306 DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1747 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1747 AB “He was so kind, Dr Spangler. He reached out and touched my hand as he gently told me I have Parkinson's disease,” Mrs V added one afternoon in clinic. “He said very kindly, ‘I am sorry to tell you that this disease will continue to get worse, and you may die from it. But there are medications we can use, and I will be here to help you through it all.’”