Le Dernier Mot: Lost in Translation at the Doctor’s
Kristin’s heartfelt compliment to her French doctor doesn’t quite land as expected Recently, I’ve discovered it’s kinder not to tell my mom about appointments until the morning of. Otherwise she’ll spend the night worrying about them. For Mom’s most recent rendez-vous, I gently woke her. “We’re going to the doctor’s,” I said, rubbing her arm. “Oh?” she answered, looking a little confused.














