Ten Conversations for Health

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And he had this look, In his deep, diagnostic, brown eyes, Which he could open, As wide as the world. Yet still focus on you, With surgical precision, Like an X ray, His questions, Cutting to the centre, Of an issue, beneath the surface. Yet glowing like embers, Sparkling in a fire, Waiting to flame a response, An engagement with his patients. As all good doctors, Know their medicines, They also know, Their conversations, To look, and diagnose, With talk and listening. And he gave one of those looks then, One of his last. “But isn’t there, A basic responsibility, For a doctor, To talk to his patient, About the underlying condition. 45
How else can a doctor, Or patient face disease”. There was silence, A silent conversation, Between two doctors, Who have diagnosed, Something essential together. How to fight a disease, With drugs, and tests, Scans and prescriptions, But also with conversations. Difficult and real, Face to face, With no discrimination, With words and listening, With presence and patience. <strong>Conversations</strong> are your diagnosis, <strong>Conversations</strong> are your medicine, Take the time so after you, They can absorb what is meant, They can be their own doctors too, Be patient with your patients. 46
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Page 6 and 7: Health Beat There is something beat
Page 8 and 9: YOU ARE YOUR OWN DOCTOR 3
Page 10 and 11: You are your own doctor What is hea
Page 12 and 13: MY NAME IS WOMAN 7
Page 14 and 15: My Name is Woman My name is Woman.
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Page 18 and 19: Son My son Shakespeare, Do not just
Page 20 and 21: HEALTH IS WEALTH 15
Page 22 and 23: Health is wealth It is Oliver Mutuk
Page 24 and 25: HEALTH HEROES 19
Page 26 and 27: Health heroes Who is a hero? Who ar
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Page 30 and 31: Man Man, Man, Who are you? Do you k
Page 32 and 33: TO MY DAUGHTER 27
Page 34 and 35: To My Daughter When I demand that y
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Page 38 and 39: Politicians Do not spend, So much t
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Page 42 and 43: To My Minister of Finance The Minis
Page 44 and 45: LISTENING TO HEALTH 39
Page 46 and 47: Listening to health There is a sile
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Page 52 and 53: To My Boss - work life balance Sixt
Page 54 and 55: Health diplomat - to WHO To be a he
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