DEARLITTLEDOCTOR #3
Patients are humans who have emotions and vulnerabilities. They put their trust in doctors to help them relieve their suffering. A lot of the time, patients are overwhelmed with their state. Their mood is lower than usual, and their feelings are more sensitive than usual. Very commonly we see doctors neglecting this side of the patient while putting their whole energy and attention to managing the disease. Doctors must remember that patients are human before they are anything else. Patients will feel, and they will remember. They understand the unspoken cues from a doctor’s body language, and most importantly, they earn respect for autonomy, as well as the right to have their information kept confidential. But the thing is, I repeat, a patient is a human too. With this being said, I also mean that some of them are intentionally mean, ungrateful, and disrespectful of the doctors regardless of how well they were treated. Havi...
