I have been a physiotherapist working in the NHS since graduating in 2003. The only break I have had is recently as a result of my Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. As a physiotherapist, I was good. I worked hard, empathetic, always strived to get answers and help my patients as best I could, put patients at the centre of my care, planning what they needed around what they told me. I cared…..I really cared and I was good at my job.
However, having cancer and experiencing healthcare from the patients side has opened my eyes to a whole new world and perspective. A world that I do believe is difficult to understand and truly empathise with until you have experienced a taste of it yourself. A world that isn’t exclusive to cancer by any means. I find myself thinking back to patients of years gone by with a whole new level of understanding behind their behaviours, reactions and responses.
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