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Monday, September 17, 2012

If I Paint a Rosy Picture, Will You Promise Not to Cry? The Art of Oncology series



If I Paint a Rosy Picture, Will You Promise Not to Cry?


“Am I going to be OK, doc?”
“Yes. Yes, you are.”
“How do you know?”
“Because I'm a doctor.”
These are powerful words, and it is impressive how very much we want to say them. The patient is in distress. The physician's voice is calm, reassuring.
“You're going to be OK. I'm a doctor. I know.”....

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