Narrative medicine

You have an agenda

We have a need

You say, tell me about why you are here

We begin to tell you

You cut us off

No! Tell me about your symptoms not your referral

But this is why we are here.

We will get to the symptoms

If you will allow

Us to tell our story

You may be bored

You have a long list of patients with stories to tell with details you think are irrelevant

We need to be heard

To be heard we need to speak the way it naturally comes.

Our story

Our tale

Our symptoms

You would hear the symptoms if you would let us tell you why we are here

Do not shut us down because you think you have heard it all before.

You think you know what is relevant

Let us speak and we would all be saved time in the long run

Let us speak and you will hear

Let us be heard and we can begin to heal