Transformative effects of illness: Patient journey can be a mixture of light and shade

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Transformative effects of illness: Patient journey can be a mixture of light and shade

By Greg Judkins
teacup CR Victoria Strukovskaya on Unsplash
The simple pleasure of a cup of tea becomes a major focus in the patient’s life [Image: Victoria Strukovskaya on Unsplash]

Greg Judkins discusses a poem that looks at the effects of illness, and treatment, and how the patient’s internal view responds to the changes they undergo

Apparently, we rate states of poor health or disability differently, depending on whether we’re in that state or imagining what it might be like. Acco
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