I’m grateful to The Grey Zone for this thoughtful post. May we evolve toward treating each other with at least basic respect—and despite whatever flurry of stress we may be experiencing, and whatever trauma we may be carrying, may we slow down well enough to ensure we do no harm to each other.
A disclaimer or two and a note before I get started: This is most definitely a rant. I am seriously done with being told to be more patient about my lack of patience with healthcare. People who subtly shame those of us who struggle just to get through each day apparently have no idea how hard that can be and how, sometimes, we’d rather just not be here than have to try. They also have no idea how damaging their attitude and words are. How it can take days to recover from an unkind word. It’s interesting how many people will accept and defend atrocious behavior from professionals, but condemn any attempts to manage it on the part of the rest of us.
I actually DO know how hard Jobs in healthcare can be. Some of my hardest work was as a nurse, treating psychotic and criminally insane patients. This…
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Rebecca Kuder 