She told a story about a patient who dreamt about a small pink stone Buddha . In the dream, it had a black dagger stabbed through its heart. Then the statue grew larger and larger while the dagger remained the same size. Finally the Buddha was huge and the dagger a mere black speck against the pink. In interpreting this dream, she pointed out that the pink stone might be rose agate, a stone for healing.
Doctors tend to withdraw when faced with terminal patients.
She suggested that the ACS support legislation to legitimize this area. Doctors are taught to see Medicine as a relationship, looking for the meaning to their work. They are asked to keep a journal and answer three questions at the end of each day. He works with patients using integrative medicine. He defines integrative as a combination of conventional, experimental and alternative.