I spent the past seven days with a friend in Carolina Pines Regional Hosptial and later in the Rehab Center at Morell, and I came face to face with a side of doctoring I rarely consider.
Any who know me can attest that I don't commonly have much nice to say about the country's health care system. Today I'm embarrassed by my narrowness. From where I sat this week, my neighbors looked for all the world like a band of disciples making straight the way of the Lord. One person after another, dozens of them -- visitors, nurses, nurses aids, doctors -- brought authentic empathy and service to friends and strangers. Some worked with humor, others with stories. Some used physical strength and some brought expertise. They used natural and painstakingly acquired gifts to relieve suffering, restore hope and hurry healing. It was an honor to observe.
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