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A special thank you to our friend Pam for today’s DJK
. . . . . Didja Know?
As many of us know, losing a loved one is a heart-breaking experience. One ER doctor in New York made it
a bit easier for a 24 year old man and family.
The doctor had treated his mother in the ER the Sunday before she passed away and upon learning of her
passing he did something he had never done before, in 20 years as an ER physician - he personally wrote the
family a condolence letter that the son posted on Reddit.
"If my mother were alive to see this, she would want readers to reflect on the power of showing compassion
toward a total stranger," he said. "The support I got from Reddit was amazing—doctors, nurses and other
Redditors who have lost their mothers to cancer were all shocked and amazed that the doctor took the time
to write such a heartfelt, meaningful letter.”
That's tough for doctors and other medical staff because they deal with so *many* difficult situations over their career. They have to keep some emotional distance to do their jobs and remain sane.
That is very admirable for a physician of any kind, not just ER. Most people in the medical field try to keep their work seperated from the emotional burdens that are sometimes brought on when families lose a loved one, and I'm sure it's not very easy, but it's good to know that there are people in the medical field who will take the time to console the families of loved ones.
That's tough for doctors and other medical staff because they deal with so *many* difficult situations over their career. They have to keep some emotional distance to do their jobs and remain sane.
Where I work is very intimate and we all feel the pain when our patients pass. Some of our staff will go to the services and visit them if they're transferred to another facility. It is indeed difficult watching the people you can't help but get attached to fade and eventually expire, but an ER experience is but a blink of an eye. It was truly a kind gesture coming from an MD who wouldn't normally remember your name in a week. The health care profession needs more people like that instead of the clinical cynical mentality that normally exists.
That letter was worth more than its weight in gold.
So true! Did you click on the link? You can see that the letter was handwritten. Lovely.
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