Poems from patients about the emotionally absent doctor -

Our upcoming podcast considers 3 poems by patients, including the devastating “Poem for Dr ____” by Anya Silver (1968-2018)

Our “On Becoming a Healer” podcast is on every podcast service including YouTube, Spotify, Apple

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Two points from me on the left - the first is elegant, under the hand. The seconds is a bit big and a bit awkward but good enough

The American College of Physicians announced that the *one thing* doctors should *not* take seriously is:

whether their patient with pain feels that they were helped

Dr Saul Weiner & I cover this and other pain-related disasters in our latest podcast On Becoming a Healer pod.link/healer/episo...

After Dr Smith’s patient died, her husband brought him her diary.

What he read shocked him. He had failed at responding to a woman in the worst moment of her short life.

Dr. Smith is the guest on our latest podcast from “On Becoming a Healer”. That story is in this post
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A week ago a limited bronchopneumonia hit

my temp spiked to 102 while my O2 sat hovered at 90%. The X-ray showed some odd and small infiltrates.

Antibiotics were given. I am not back to normal, but I am getting close.

Fencing on the left. I was breathless but in a week, I will be good !