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A Letter To Patients With Chronic Disease
MaryO'Note: Dr. Rob was interviewed by Robin (staticnrg) and Mary O'Connor (MaryO) October 2, 2008 on BlogTalkRadio Cushing's Help
...I am talking about your understanding of a fact that everyone else seems to miss, a fact that many doctors hide from: we are normal, fallible people who happen to doctor for a job. We are not special. In fact, many of us are very insecure, wanting to feel the affirmation of people who get better, hearing the praise of those we help. We want to cure disease, to save lives, to be the helping hand, the right person in the right place at the right time.
But chronic unsolvable disease stands square in our way. You don't get better, and it makes many of us frustrated, and it makes some of us mad at you. We don't want to face things we can't fix because it shows our limits. We want the miraculous, and you deny us that chance...
Read more at https://cushieblog.com/2017/01/10/a-letter-to-patients-with-chronic-disease/
