PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Donald Pine TI - Retirement Tea AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200453 DP - 2021 Jul 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 874--877 VI - 34 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/4/874.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/4/874.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2021 Jul 01; 34 AB - In this narrative essay, the author, a family physician, remembers his encounters with patients at his 2008 retirement tea following 34 years in practice. The physician and the patients explored their experiences working together and expressed their gratitude to each other. The author looks back at how these long-standing relationships led to better care and better health.