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pauldambra committed Oct 7, 2024
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An example...

In her final weeks while in hospital. There was a woman in the next bed who was silent and withdrawm. She wasn't interacting with other patients or hospital staff. To be kind... she looked like she'd had a hard life. And, to be honest, I was a little afraid of her and tried not to make eye contact.
In her final weeks while in hospital. There was a woman in the next bed who was silent and withdrawn. She wasn't interacting with other patients or hospital staff. To be kind... she looked like she'd had a hard life. And, to be honest, I was a little afraid of her and tried not to make eye contact.

At some point I noticed mum had started asking her questions about herself. Little things at first, but with genuine interest in the replies. Genuine interest in the person. Within a few minutes there was a different person there. Engaged and talking - teaching the patients in the ward all about raising pigeons.

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