When I check in at the radiologist's office, I have to first register for the procedure with a "patient coordinator."
The tech prepping me for the IV contrast for my last bilateral MRI asked, if I had become more or less sensitive / afraid of being stuck, since being a "cancer patient."
On another occasion, I emailed my alternative health care provider, and noted that the contact person for their office had the appellation of "Patient Care Coordinator" too.
It got me to thinking: what does "patient" mean?
It got me to thinking: what am I afraid of?
I have decided that what I am most afraid of is LIVING AS A CANCER PATIENT.
The tech prepping me for the IV contrast for my last bilateral MRI asked, if I had become more or less sensitive / afraid of being stuck, since being a "cancer patient."
On another occasion, I emailed my alternative health care provider, and noted that the contact person for their office had the appellation of "Patient Care Coordinator" too.
It got me to thinking: what does "patient" mean?
It got me to thinking: what am I afraid of?
Definition of PATIENT
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician or other health care provider.
The word PATIENT originally meant 'one who suffers'. This English noun comes from the Latin word patiens, the present participle of the deponent verb, patior meaning 'I am suffering,' and akin to the Greek verb πάσχειν (= paskhein, to suffer).
I have decided that what I am most afraid of is LIVING AS A CANCER PATIENT.
