A request for other healthcare professionals to be a bit more compassionate

Today as I went in for a routine ultrasound, I overheard a patient asking the doctor to "please check again,". The doctor in a slightly elevated voice insisted "There is no heart (or heart beat? I may have misheard) I checked many times already," sounding a little irritated. He then went on to insist that …

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Children of neglectful parents

I used to think all parents are good. I used to think all mothers love their children with all the fiber of their being, they are willing to give away their life and sacrifice everything to save their children. Until I met people who were neglected by the parents. Severely neglected. Verbally, emotionally, and at …

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