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Aug 14, 2011, 12:17 PM
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Member Since: May 2011
Posts: 207
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I've been around for a few weeks on this board just lurking and trying to pick up some inspiration from all of you. I just had to share this with all of you because I’m confused. I told my T on Friday about this discussion I had with a patient at work. The patient told me she lost her husband to a stroke and her son to a terrible car accident. I apologized for her loss. She then asked me if I've lost someone. I told her "I lost my dad. He was shot. He died in my mom's arms." The patient covered her mouth and gasped. She then said "OMG! You're grieving too." I told T when the patient said that to me, all I could do was nod my head while tears were rolling down my face. I looked at T and thought I saw tears in her eyes . It was so unexpected to see my T cry. She has not shown any emotion towards the things I've shared with her thus far. Why now? She's always so "neutral" and doesn't share her feelings on the things I tell her. It's always very professional and to the point. Anyways, I continued to tell T that the patient then said "I know how it is to lose someone you love. It's so hard." I said "It really is." When I said that last part, T's eyes welled up with more tears . I didn't want to say anything else about this conversation I had with the patient so I quickly changed the topic. I felt like I was making T cry but her reaction to my story has really got me thinking now.
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