The importance of being present
An excerpt from Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness and Humanity.
Sometimes a simple gesture and a few well-placed words can signal presence. One day on rounds in the hospital, as we walked into the room, Laura Hogan, a nurse-practitioner on our palliative care team, said three words to the patient: “What beautiful flowers.” …






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