I played my violin today. It's an old but not a rare or expensive instrument that I keep in my office. I don't have to play it; my violin plays itself. Just the sight of the violin brings the music to my mind.
She was 101 and frail, but refused to allow any gray hair on her head to date her -- and she loved my office. She told me that she had seen a lot of doctors but had never seen an office "like this one."
These things are there for a reason. The doctor's office is a stressful place.
If I can get my patients to relax, they will hear and learn more about their health.
A number of my patients tell me that I always get a lower blood pressure reading than their other physicians.
Physicians also experience stress
He asked me how long he had to live.
I tried to answer honestly.
Each time I do, I worry that I will give incorrect information and falsely raise or lower hope.
clipped from: www.latimes.com