Re: Doctors who love patients. Is it okay?

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I knew it. Thanks for sharing Helen. This is a topic I have never

seen discussed, but I had a sense many of us were saying, " I love

you too! " at the end of appointments.

Here is what a few others had to say about this from posts

on blog, FaceBook:

Love begins with the decision to love. First you allow love to

be possible, then you grow to where love is intentional.

My patients know I love them. It begins with a shared

understanding of our interconnectedness, but almost

almost always ends up being something more personal.

Professional, innocent, but personal. - an RN

Especially with our senior patients, there is no medicine

better than love. Phama-therapies dull the senses but

offer no emotional comfort. I exchange many " I love you " s,

hold a lot of hands. The weaker the family presence, the

stronger mine. It's the part of the job I don't get paid for.

It's the part for which I feel the best compensated. - an MD

Pamela Wible, MD

Blog with me:) http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/blog/

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> I care a lot about my patients. You may say I love my patients. Get and give

hugs often. When patients tell me " I love you " , I tell them I love you too, but

I won't say it first just to be professional.

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> From: roxywible@...

> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:20:14 +0000

> Subject: Doctors who love patients. Is it okay?

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> I'm not talking about a sexual attraction. I'm referring to sort of an

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> unconditional love, a " creative goodwill " as Luther King suggests

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> we all have for one another. Professional distance never appealed to me.

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> Falling in love with patients:

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> http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/blog/falling-in-love-with-patients/

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> Do you think it's okay?

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> Is it okay to end an office visit with, " I love you. "

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> Do you all have patients who do this?

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> Do you have patients who want hugs

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> Maybe it's more of a female thing?

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> ~ Pamela

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> Pamela Wible, MD

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> Blog with me:) http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/blog/

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