When all a patient kneads is love, that's what you should give them
'Perhaps I crossed a boundary,' admits Dr Pam Rachootin, 'but I would do it again'
8th March 2019
Maria was widowed and her children and grandchildren had moved away. Her loneliness was palpable.
Over a number of consultations, I had tried to encourage her to get involved in new activities and to re-engage with previous passions.
She seemed agreeable to my ideas, but she wasn’t sufficiently motivated to take action after she left.
I had learned that she previously loved to sew, but she was not in a mood to return to quilting classes. She still loved baking though.
In the past, her grandchildren had spent time with her over the school