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For Hospice Physician, Patient Care Means Walking 'The Path With Them'

A doctor who treats terminally ill patients talks with his daughter about caring for people with COVID-19.
Dr. Joseph Kras and his daughter, Sophie, at their StoryCorps recording in Olivette, Mo.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced Dr. Joseph Kras, an anesthesiologist training in hospice and palliative care, to face some tough choices.

His 18-year-old daughter, Sophie, has lupus, which makes her high-risk should she contract COVID-19. Kras has to be very careful when he goes home, and he makes sure

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