Word: patiently
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Loring Conant, Jr., assistant Physician at University Health Services, treated Howe. Conant believes that Howe's "incredible determination and positive thinking" were indeed important factors in his recovery. "The most distressing aspect of any illness is the feeling of a loss of control that the patient experiences," Conant says, adding that having "concrete objects to deal with," such as Howe's athletic goals, can have an important effect on the patient's illness...
Both Howe and Conant agree there is a need for tenderness and communication in dealing with cancer patients. Both doctors and family members must keep "a sense of the total person" in mind, says Conant. It is easy, but often harmful, to think of a patient only in terms of his illness, Conant believes, saying, "It's important to remember that you are dealing with a person, not just a platelet count." Howe stresses the need for all those involved with a terminally ill patient to show humor and perspective. He believes that his emotional state, as much...
...controlled serenity nearing the end of another demanding day. Wearing a sleek black and gold-lamé dinner gown she had chosen for an earlier portrait sitting, she talked animatedly with London Bureau Chief Bonnie Angelo and TIME'S Frank Melville. On economic issues she was the patient teacher, with some pointers for the new occupant of the White House. On world affairs she was "the Iron Lady," standing up to the Soviet Union. Excerpts...
...secret of the militant left has been its patient cultivation of party members at the grass roots. Their technique? Simply to outlast and outtalk older party members. Under pressure from families or jobs, the elders are not as inclined as the militants to argue politics into the wee hours. Protests right-wing Dissident Leader Shirley Williams: "When the moderates resist, they are howled down...
Surgeons and other specialists in frequent contact with suffering or dying patients tend to have very high suicide rates; obstetricians, radiologists and pediatricians have lower ones. The most suicidal, perhaps, are psychiatrists. Explains Psychiatrist Jerome Motto of the University of California in San Francisco: "What makes a person a good psychiatrist can be a double-edged sword. A high degree of sensitivity is necessary, but psychiatrists without psychological toughness suffer when exposed to a patient's miseries...