tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post1254475906364534164..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: The Price of ExclusionMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-56915671881532758662011-02-01T09:46:26.763-08:002011-02-01T09:46:26.763-08:00Yes, I consider Gloria to be one of my main teache...Yes, I consider Gloria to be one of my main teachers . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-21927405367805082812011-01-31T20:52:50.162-08:002011-01-31T20:52:50.162-08:00And you won't forget her, either! :)And you won't forget her, either! :)Was Oncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787588883235992471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-42466284402266925282011-01-31T08:24:09.300-08:002011-01-31T08:24:09.300-08:00You got it! . . . Gloria who is now dead, was tryi...You got it! . . . Gloria who is now dead, was trying to control the only people she could control, i.e. the volunteers. What/who else can you control when you are dying in an institutional setting such as a county hospital?Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-29913415673500321842011-01-30T23:12:52.502-08:002011-01-30T23:12:52.502-08:00Gloria probably likes the only control she now has...Gloria probably likes the only control she now has with her life and getting others to respond to her every whim or demand makes her forget where she really is.Was Oncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787588883235992471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-65070061889795860022011-01-30T19:53:50.537-08:002011-01-30T19:53:50.537-08:00Yes, Sabio, as a doctor you may need to move fast ...Yes, Sabio, as a doctor you may need to move fast and you may not be able to hold everyone's hands. I am not sure that means you have to shut down though. Do you know about Saki Santorelli's book, Heal Thyself ? It talks beautifully about boundaries and healing, and love, for professional healers such as yourself.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-53341780087456968422011-01-30T19:22:13.935-08:002011-01-30T19:22:13.935-08:00Working in a busy ER for 20 years, I think it is a...Working in a busy ER for 20 years, I think it is almost inevitable to have to shut down. You can not sit down and hold everyone's hands. Maybe volunteers can -- they don't have deadlines, waiting rooms to worry about, folks dieing or screaming. It is a luxury to take time -- a luxury. A beautiful luxury.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-28156520935485714942011-01-30T09:40:46.796-08:002011-01-30T09:40:46.796-08:00Thank you for that reminderThank you for that reminderkiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016951103231392498noreply@blogger.com