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Dennis Bogin
In Memory of
Dennis L.
Bogin PhD
1947 - 2017
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Tara

Sometimes, in the darkest times of your life, there is a person that comes along that is put in your path. For me, I met this man on April 12th, 2011. I was inpatient in the Upstate psychiatric unit at the time. His job was to counsel each of the 22 patients on the floor. At first, I barely talked (imagine that), but after just a few days and a few of my feelings revealed, he made me know I was going to be ok; I was not crazy; I was going through the tragic loss of my father. I saw Dr. Bogin from that date up until a few years ago. Sometimes, when times were really hard for me, I would see him twice a week- he ALWAYS squeezed me into his busy schedule. Eventually, it went from twice a week, to once a week, to every other week, to monthly, and eventually to not seeing him at all. For those of you that know me well, know how much I've talked about my fondness for this man. He made me laugh, helped me cry, got my brain sorted out enough to function in this crazy world. I honestly don't know where I'd be today without him. I am devastated that he is gone, but I am happy I got to thank him for all he did for me. When my husband was in the hospital following his surgery in September, I ran into Dr. Bogin. I was soooooo excited. He and I made eye contact and he had a huge smile. I reached out my hand to shake his, and instead he gave me a huge hug. He told me how great I looked, asked how I was feeling, and we shot the breeze for a few minutes. He gave me his card and said we should meet for lunch... I never did do that :/ I was walking through the hospital with my in-laws at this time. I introduced them like this "Dr. Bogin, these are my in-laws" and to my in-laws I said "This is Dr. Bogin. He saved my life." Humbly, Dr. Bogin said "No, Tara. YOU saved your life. I was just there for support." Gone too soon. I will never forget you Dr. Bogin and how you would make me realize things about myself that I needed to know. I'm happy to have seen you one more time.
Sunday March 12, 2017 at 9:27 am
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