However miserable the
old system has been, we are all experts at it. We know the dance moves. You
agree to become the patient, and I, the clinician, agree to to try to fix you,
whatever the improbability, the misery, the damage or the cost. With this new way,
in which we together try to figure out how to face mortality and preserve the
fiber of a meaningful life, with its loyalties and individuality, we are
plodding novices. We are going through a societal learning curve, one person at
a time. And that would include me, whether as a doctor or as simply a human
being. [Atul Gawande]
I am glad that I love to learn and try things out. To BE
patient with my scattered energy can BE nearly impossible, but it is one of the
things I really love about myself. I am
NEVER bored.
Anyway, since I’ve been riding this train awhile, I have
learned some stuff that I want to share to mayBE make my mum’s Journey more
satisfying. It’s a weird sort of knowledge though, and HOW to express it
puzzles me.
Still, we’re all on some learning curve[s] pretty much all
our lives. We just call it What Happened Yesterday or That Thing I Learned That
Day When…
We’re humans BEing human.
I love you, Currie
2 comments:
It can be quite difficult to share that kind of knowledge, but it is really great when you are able to connect on that level . She may just be receptive. Have a good week. :)
I know you will figure it out...no matter the difficulty and your relationship will probably be all the richer for it ♥ Sending you Strength and LOVE ♥
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