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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Compassion does not have to be touchy feely stuff..it is really about asking what the person who is being treated would like......in a professional way, and taking cues from the patient....which are not always verbal.
You can usually tell those who don't want the touchy feely approach, but there is a vast difference between telling it like it is, and being blunt to the point of tactless.
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Well in that case compassion has always been there for me - I take your point as a professional. Just wish there was another word for it - I'm afraid for me it evokes religious connotations - which I know is not in any dictionary definitions.