Comments on: Living in Process: II-6 My Body: The Day My Urine Ran Red http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/03/07/ii-6-my-body-the-day-my-urine-ran-red/ Ruminations on culture, religion, and politics from diverse perspectives of faith. Sun, 16 May 2010 15:20:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bethany http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/03/07/ii-6-my-body-the-day-my-urine-ran-red/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Bethany Sun, 16 May 2010 15:20:10 +0000 http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/03/07/ii-6-my-body-the-day-my-urine-ran-red/#comment-219 I came across this on an internet search for Prolastin. The minute I saw your name I recalled coming to your home several times, many years ago, to give you a Prolastin infusion. I was the clinicial manager of a company called Quantum Health Resources, out of Seattle, and Dr. Barker had referred you to us for home infusion. This must have been about 1993 or 1994.You gave me a copy of a book you had written on listening. I enjoyed that book, read it many times and then passed it on to someone else. The thing that makes my encounters with you memorable, in the myriad of patients I have worked with over the years, was the kindness and encouragement which you offered to me. Generally patients take from the nurse, not give to them, when it comes to spiritual and emotional support. I was in a difficult era of life then. I had been working in bone marrow transplant for some years and frequently attended the dying and their families. I had just recently changed jobs to that of home infusion nurse. My personal life was very complicated. My Christian faith was under a great deal of stress trying to get my mind around the disconnects between my belief system and the realities of life around me. Your presence and conversations about belief and life soothed me and instilled hope. I am pretty certain I did not reveal my struggles, as I was a very private person at that time and also did not feel it was appropriate for a caregiver to burden a patient with their own difficulties. Seeing now that you are a skilled professional counsellor makes me wonder if you did not see that in me without it being spoken :-) I just wanted to let you know that those brief encounters that happened, soley because of illness you were experiencing, had a profound effect on me and I continue to be grateful for them. It is so good to find you here and have the opportunity to thank you. I came across this on an internet search for Prolastin. The minute I saw your name I recalled coming to your home several times, many years ago, to give you a Prolastin infusion. I was the clinicial manager of a company called Quantum Health Resources, out of Seattle, and Dr. Barker had referred you to us for home infusion. This must have been about 1993 or 1994.You gave me a copy of a book you had written on listening. I enjoyed that book, read it many times and then passed it on to someone else.

The thing that makes my encounters with you memorable, in the myriad of patients I have worked with over the years, was the kindness and encouragement which you offered to me. Generally patients take from the nurse, not give to them, when it comes to spiritual and emotional support.

I was in a difficult era of life then. I had been working in bone marrow transplant for some years and frequently attended the dying and their families. I had just recently changed jobs to that of home infusion nurse. My personal life was very complicated. My Christian faith was under a great deal of stress trying to get my mind around the disconnects between my belief system and the realities of life around me. Your presence and conversations about belief and life soothed me and instilled hope.

I am pretty certain I did not reveal my struggles, as I was a very private person at that time and also did not feel it was appropriate for a caregiver to burden a patient with their own difficulties. Seeing now that you are a skilled professional counsellor makes me wonder if you did not see that in me without it being spoken :-)

I just wanted to let you know that those brief encounters that happened, soley because of illness you were experiencing, had a profound effect on me and I continue to be grateful for them.

It is so good to find you here and have the opportunity to thank you.

]]> By: Robert Brizee http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/03/07/ii-6-my-body-the-day-my-urine-ran-red/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Robert Brizee Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:23:21 +0000 http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/03/07/ii-6-my-body-the-day-my-urine-ran-red/#comment-162 Dear Dr. Soweisi: Thank you for your comments on my frightening experience of blood in my urine. It was the expertise of your profession and the advanced technology which allowed me to heal at age 27. I am grateful. I am pleased that you your search surprisingly brought you to this website. I expect that you would find some conferences at Claremont inviting and fulfilling. The Summer Institute, the Film Festival and the other short term seminars have been very helpful to me. Blessings, Bob Brizee Dear Dr. Soweisi:

Thank you for your comments on my frightening experience of blood in my urine. It was the expertise of your profession and the advanced technology which allowed me to heal at age 27. I am grateful.

I am pleased that you your search surprisingly brought you to this website. I expect that you would find some conferences at Claremont inviting and fulfilling. The Summer Institute, the Film Festival and the other short term seminars have been very helpful to me.
Blessings, Bob Brizee

]]> By: Dr. Soweisi - Expert in Spermatozele http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/03/07/ii-6-my-body-the-day-my-urine-ran-red/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Dr. Soweisi - Expert in Spermatozele Wed, 14 May 2008 11:30:26 +0000 http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/03/07/ii-6-my-body-the-day-my-urine-ran-red/#comment-159 Thanks for sharing your personal experience. Blood in urine can originate from many things, and your story exposes a case of them. I came to your article using search engines, looking for urology. And i think i will be visiting more often. Regards Dr. Soweisi. Thanks for sharing your personal experience. Blood in urine can originate from many things, and your story exposes a case of them.
I came to your article using search engines, looking for urology. And i think i will be visiting more often.
Regards
Dr. Soweisi.

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