Naomi Saks
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374 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2024
last heard Sep 2024
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And I do actually think I think we have to be really careful to give everybody suffering its dignity and never name somebody suffering for them.
It's really important.
If you've ever heard any of our colleagues use suffering to manipulate people, it really is hard for us to take.
So, for instance, when we see somebody who we think has is at the last few days of their life and maybe they can't speak, they're sedated, they're intubated.
There's some atrophy that's happening.
There's inflammation.
They're starting to decompose even in the toes and fingers.
And we'll sit there and tell their family we think they're suffering because we are suffering watching them.
And we
them to make a decision that will make us feel better and take the suffering away as quickly as possible.
The more we can notice that, the more we can actually be present for that family and actually see how they're experiencing it.
Suffering might not even be in their lexicon.
Most people don't use the jargon of suffering.
They say, I think he's in pain.
They say, do you think he can talk to me?
They say, do you think he... They say all these things, but rarely is it this very specific idea of suffering.
When they do ask us if they're suffering, if their loved one's suffering,
That's really a great time for us to really listen closely and say, do you think they're suffering?
Tell us more about what you mean, because they give us beautiful information from that.
So I think there is a difference, too, between physical suffering.
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