Comments on: One Word Manifestos

By: Dream Mom

Dream Mom — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:03:20 +0000

That was a beautiful post.

By: Dale Ann Micalizzi

Dale Ann Micalizzi — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:52:27 +0000

Dear Dr. Charles,

I posted this entry on my facebook group, “Compassion in Healthcare-The Heart of Healing.” Your words always bring me comfort! Your patients are blessed with your gentleness.

thanks,
~dale

By: Michael Kirsch, M.D.

Michael Kirsch, M.D. — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:18:33 +0000

Contentment

By: bronwyn

bronwyn — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:45:09 +0000

Charles, your pockets may seem shallow some days, but you’ve managed to pull so much out of them in the years I’ve been reading.

Once, when I was very near death (my parents had been told to say their goodbyes), the thing that I swear made all the difference was simply a hand on my forehead and a few short, kind words from a visibly shaken ANP. I know her pockets were ever so shallow that day, and yet what she had was enough for a dying girl. It may not be, certainly, what saved my life… But it was something I needed nevertheless.

So, if I may be so bold, my prescription for you: Belief.

You have so very much to offer. Your patients are lucky to have you.

By: Dr. Psychobabble

Dr. Psychobabble — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:03:36 +0000

You sent shivers down my spine with this one, Dr. Charles!

Soooo very true.

I’d like to add that I wish I could write other one word scripts such as: run, play, swim, dance….There are many times that I think my patient would benefit much more from a good romp in the park versus a mood stabilizer…

By: emmy

emmy — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:04:49 +0000

It’s a nice thought, but some people wouldn’t understand. They’d take offense. I saw an exchange like that after I’d given birth to my second child. There was a woman in the other bed who was having a hard time comforting her baby. The doctor told her she just needed to be gentle and patient. He wasn’t critisizing her at all, but that’s how she took it. Believe me, she ranted about it for hours after he left the room with anyone who’d listen and those of us who didn’t want too.

By: elisabeth

elisabeth — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:15:12 +0000

Determination. Tranquillity. Confidence. I could use a prescription like that… It makes me think of the post-it movement, where folks jot positive messages and leave them in public places. It’s amazing how much a word can help.

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:21:45 +0000

Oh, Dr. Charles… how I wish I could have a one-word prescription sometimes. I’m sure it would move me to tears to find it hidden underneath the pile.

I can see the compassionate physician now, scribbling out the names of all the little pills I need to make life tolerable. He’d stop and say, “and here’s a little something extra just for you,” and write the word “peace” on his pad. He’d tear it off and hand it to me, putting his other hand on my shoulder as he escorted me from the office.

By: Jackie Fox

Jackie Fox — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:58:42 +0000

And here’s one word to describe this blog post: Compassion.

This was lovely, thank you.