Victoria Silas MDDon’t let the title throw you off.
This beautiful piece is about a doctor witnessing, allowing himself to feel, and letting it show.
We need to normalize this is medicine.
https://www.kevinmd.com/2024/06/when-a-doctors-heart-falls-witnessing-raw-emotion-in-medicine.html
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When a doctor's heart falls: Witnessing raw emotion in medicine
In the midst of comforting Ginny over her grandson's illness, my heart, metaphorically worn on my sleeve, remained a steadfast source of compassion, a symbol of my commitment to patient care even amid personal and professional challenges like those posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.