Adapted from SavettLaurence A., The Human Side of Medicine: Learning What It's Like to be a Patient, and What It's Like to be a Physican (Westport, Connecticut:Greenwood publishing Group. 2002), p. 23.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.New York;American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.1971, p. 634.
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From a poem by a friend, CopeRuth, describing her reflections during her son's serious illness. By permission.
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SavettL.A., Dealing with Uncertainty: Yet Another Dimension of Caring for Our Patients.Creative Nursing.1995 |(Jan/Feb): Vol. l, Issue 3: 11–13, 20.
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Savett.The Human Side of Medicine, p. 23.
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Thanks to Marie Manthey and her colleagues for this piece of practical wisdom.
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Savett, The Human Side of Medicien, p. 116,
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Translation from The Writings: Kethubim.Philadelphia:The Jewish Publication Society of America.1982, p. 28.
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From The Renewal of Spirit, A Service of Jewish Healing.Minneapolis: Temple Israel.2003, p. 2.
