Saw a patient today for her back pain. When I asked her ,”how are you feeling?”, a simple open ended question, I like to to ask my patients. She replied my whole body aches.
She lost her husband last year. It was so sudden and such a shock that her whole body had started aching.
I just listened to her story for today’s session.
I asked if she has been provided with bereavement support, if she has friends and family to talk to.
She has amazing friends and family that support her , she goes for walks ,plays table tennis and does yoga to keep her occupied.
I was in awe of her thinking-she dealt with her grief very well.
Then she said one thing which got me thinking …
Do we take our loved ones for granted?
She said at end of the day all I want is to have physical comfort/ hug when I am feeling alone .During pandemic she was feeling truly alone.
A simple hug, can make such a difference in somebody’s life who would have thought.
She is dealing with her grief however she experiences physical pains that are real.
I offered comfort, support and listened to her. That’s all I could provide today and she said she felt better after our chat.
A simple hug that’s all her expectation is!!
