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President’s Message (continued)
said, “Yes, I’m going to Heaven because I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior.” She would be reunited with her previous two husbands, her sister, and her parents. Her face softened when she thought of that.
I learned two lessons from my time with this southern belle. One, is that everyone needs to feel they are loved by someone. The second is that many people live with the fear of what will happen to them during their final days here on earth and what will hap- pen to them when they die. There will be times patients come to you with these fears, needing hope for that time. What answer will you be able to give them?
There will be many reasons for patients wanting to make an appointment, and we as physicians need to recognize that some- times the best medicine is not ordering another test or writing a prescription but just sitting attentively and listening to what they need to express. We often don’t realize what it means to a person when we can just lean in, if only for a short time, look someone in their eyes and show genuine interest in them. You might not realize you may be the only person they have who will take the time to listen and give them hope.
This article is taken from a chapter in the book “Something Dif- ferent Behind Every Door” written by Dr. Cromer. The book can be purchased through Amazon.com
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