title: The Robin.
abstract: A meditation on fragility, loss, and resilience in patients, family, the natural world.
authors.affiliation: Cynthia C. Gorman is currently vice president for development at the Family Service League, Huntington, NY. Contact author: cynthiacgorman@gmail.com. Reflections is coordinated by Madeleine Mysko, MA, RN: mmysko@comcast.net. Illustration by Lisa Dietrich.
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Gorman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D020308:Songbirds; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*