The Tissue Controversy: Tears in Hospitals
Category: WELLNESS
When health-care providers cry -- as they almost all do, at least occasionally -- I encourage all of us as their family members, friends, colleagues, and sometimes patients to offer them an ear, a tissue, and a reminder that even though it is rarely talked about, they are not crying alone.
By Wendy Cadge, Contributor
Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University, 2012-11-26