Medical professor gains better understanding of life through husband's struggles

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST; updated 7:02 a.m. CST, Thursday, December 13, 2012

COLUMBIA — Debra Oliver, 52, an MU School of Medicine professor and former hospice worker, has spent decades working with patients who have terminal illnesses and conducting research on the people who take care of them.

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