My Relationship with the Doctors in the Children’s Cancer Unit
February 28th, 2010
Interacting with the doctors has been a different journey than with the kids. Although Dr Quero, the head oncologist, has from the very beginning been very open to the work I do with EFT, usually the doctors are a little reserved or skeptical. Even though Dr Quero was observing results in the children and parents it was months before he actually tried EFT with me. When he did try it, he found it very relaxing and refreshing. He recommends that the use of EFT be continued in the hospital and hopes that other hospitals will do the same soon.
The hospital where I volunteer is a teaching hospital so there are many interns and residents rotating through the oncology area. When the opportunity arises I show them EFT. In fact, many of them have enjoyed amazing results in releasing their own tensions and worries about their exams, injecting a child, taking blood samples in a way that doesn’t stress or harm the child and their personal issues. As a doctor in training it is valuable to have tools to manage your own stress and that of your patient. It will make the experience of being a doctor more gratifying.
With other doctors, we just joke about tapping, in particular those who have yet to seriously try EFT, but I know it is an opening for them to experience it too. Several of the doctors are using EFT on a regular basis to reduce their personal and work-related stresses with great success.
I appreciate the opportunity to work in the hospital alongside the doctors who dedicate their lives to these children with cancer. As more doctors experience EFT and observe how it is complementary to their work more patients will benefit from this supportive technique.
