silver'sork inlv what she calls "rebuilding bridges," teaming upita tit by talking, listeng, drand being a constant source of support throughout the illness. by andarge, the patients i've worked with have been sick for many years. they've worked with manyoctors. they've had many expiences of defeat. they've been on many medications, either individually or in combinations, and, uh, come pretty much immersed in unthinkabldefeat, and the work that i do iso meet with them and gradlly to find a place wherwean relate. um, areas of--of, um, maybe mutual interest or a gradual develment of intest t of fragments of contact. , and, uh, with the understanding that we may be working togethe t for a very long time,ct. and that if the going gets rough, that i'm here to go the distan thatwith them.eason touit, david was dr. silver's patient at chestt lodge. my relationship with my doctor was one of distrust, admiration, and gratitude with a slight bit of trust. very slit. it's getting bigger because i'm still in contact with her. initially, the patients will hardly ever believe it's that anything goodau