The patient is looking at me like I can fix this, and part of me can't bear to take that hope away. But I know medicine has limits, and pretending otherwise would be a lie. I'm caught between the humility to admit what I can't do and the weight of the hope they've handed me.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're caught between admitting medicine's limits and holding a patient's hope.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.