tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post948064548973833332..comments2023-10-26T05:49:59.824-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Grady Doctor: Paradigm shift.gradydoctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-24169014061488733042011-08-23T11:43:31.152-04:002011-08-23T11:43:31.152-04:00I was reading along and you were building toward t...I was reading along and you were building toward the climax of the story and voila! It was a real ending. Not the magic moment of Hollywood but the real life change that comes when one person in the dynamic changes. Thanks for a compelling look at "Mr. 5 year old".Toni Brayer, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258759363309666629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-39912549173560878182011-08-23T08:27:03.737-04:002011-08-23T08:27:03.737-04:00Difficult people are usually scared witless, and t...Difficult people are usually scared witless, and the only way they can deal with it is by getting bigger and blustery-er than the fear. And something that always helps me with difficult people is to try and remember that everybody is some womans baby...somewhere in there. deep DEEP down sometimes. lol<br /><br /> I'd want you and your staff on my side, DrM...Akanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513632434353119491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-60720672506308750972011-08-23T02:29:16.494-04:002011-08-23T02:29:16.494-04:00This is not my first visit to your blog, but my fi...This is not my first visit to your blog, but my first comment. I came here via lovely Angela. I volunteered at our local hospital for over three years as a Spiritual Care counselor. Because I had more time, I was able to listen to the patients and yes, many of their complaints and gripes. But you know what I found out rather quickly? I found out that people in the hospital mostly want to feel heard and respected and recognized as more that just another diagnosis. I know this is very difficult in the hospital setting as there just isn't enough time to sit and listen to every patients concerns, so some of them become like small, insolent children who throw temper tantrums in order to get the attention that they are in such desperate need of. Seems like you handled the situation perfectly. It's all about expectation as to how someone like this thinks they will be treated and then the staffs response to the patient the more awnry he becomes. Entering the situation with an attitude of pleasantness, love and light won't make everything perfect, but like you implied, it absolutely creates a much better environment for everyone involved. So if even the patient didn't change his attitude very much, everyone else did and that had to have a huge impact on everyone who entered this mans room. The time when an individual could use the most concern and human kindness is probably at a time when it seems as if he/she is the least worthy of it. Therein lies the magic...<br /><br />You did a very good thing, Doc, and you taught a very valuable lesson at the same time. That is awesome!<br /><br />Smiles,<br />DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-20718445221665248622011-08-23T02:21:41.350-04:002011-08-23T02:21:41.350-04:00A good cliche is perfect sometimes.
Thanks for th...A good cliche is perfect sometimes.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder -- you absolutely rock.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-6721283937901020522011-08-22T17:09:50.263-04:002011-08-22T17:09:50.263-04:00I love this story. I use that theory often when d...I love this story. I use that theory often when dealing w a difficult student/family. I tell colleagues, "Yes, so-and-so may be an a**hole. But he's OUR a**hole, and we will see him through." I think it helps. Thanks for sharing.jm2jmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853225739137544497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-10580756871661442422011-08-22T09:02:09.939-04:002011-08-22T09:02:09.939-04:00Did anyone say, "Bless his heart?"Did anyone say, "Bless his heart?"Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-1276065785206026422011-08-22T04:38:53.689-04:002011-08-22T04:38:53.689-04:00Thanks for sharing itThanks for sharing itHealth Onlinehttp://www.dialurdoctor.com/noreply@blogger.com