As a nurse, I know firsthand how hard Caregivers work and how much they mean to a healthcare team. As one Aide put it, in addition to being the eyes and ears of the nurses, a caregiver’s work is “a mixture of janitor, maid, entertainer, family member, and...
The dictionary defines compassion as “a deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve that suffering.” So, for someone to be compassionate, he or she must be able to put themselves in someone else’s shoes, AND act on...