graduationpaper.
Holdingapatientquestionnaire 1 somesimpleyes-or-noquestionsIwalkedtowardsa
43-year-oldpatientwholayinbedalone.Iwasworriedwhethershewouldapproveofmydemandsat
suchalatehour. _2_ shetreateditwithconsideration.SoonIfinishedandpreparedtoleave._ 3 I
couldstandupshespokeupinaweakvoiceaskingwhereIwasfromandwhyIwasworkingsolatein
theevening.
Thenshestartedtalkingaboutherselfaswellasher 4_ "Myhusbanddiedaboutayearago _5 metheonlybreadwinnerofmyfamily.Mypayasacleaneris 6 enoughformeandmythreekids.I
don'tknowwhatmychildrenwouldbeifsomethingbadhappenedtome."
Ididn'tknowwhattosay.Idesperatelytriedtorememberthelessonsfromacommunicationskills
classIhadtakenyearsearlierbutmymindwas__7__.
WithoutrealizingitIhadbegun__8_herhand.NowthatIdidn'thaveanythingtosayIjustsatquietlywhileshetalked.That'swhenitoccurredtomethatshewasnotexpectingany __9__fromme.She 10 wantedmetolisten.All1didwasnodmyheadasawayofshowingmy_11_.
Theconversationwentonforabout20minutes.Finallyshestoppedtalking."I'mverysorryforkeepingyouheretolistentomyproblemsbutIfeel 12 now.Ihadnooneto 13outmyproblemsto.Thank
yousomuchdoctor."
Sometimespatientsdonotneedexpensivemedicineoradvancedtechnology. 14 theyjustneed
someonewiththe 15 tolendanearandsparealittleoftheirtime.Formethatisoneofthebestthingsadoctorcandoforapatientdoesn'tit?
