*hugs you tight for knowing just the right things to say and caring enough to say them*
Yeah, my Dad died by the hands of such medical professionals. It's important to learn to forgive yourself the mistakes you will make in trying to help, but absolving yourself of responsibility with the idea of practicing is pretty arrogant and foul--as if your learning is worth the price of another life and not a process for which we need to ask to be forgiven. And it interferes with your ability to assess your patient's needs. It's why arrogance is one of the traits I'm most suspicious of, and, unfortunately, is often possessed in droves by those who have the most influence over society. The type A's tend to admire the trait and seek it out in others.
I'm working on forgiving myself. I know I was just a young animal trying to do my foolish best and this is how we learn to do better, and I am putting that knowledge to use for Brigit, and hoping it will yield her good. I've been through this process with my care for my first cat, and have put the painful knowledge to use in caring for my subsequent feline roommates better. But I've been stuck dealing with an arrogant veterinarian of late for Saki and it's been making decisions about her health more difficult.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2013-02-02 11:29 pm (UTC)Yeah, my Dad died by the hands of such medical professionals. It's important to learn to forgive yourself the mistakes you will make in trying to help, but absolving yourself of responsibility with the idea of practicing is pretty arrogant and foul--as if your learning is worth the price of another life and not a process for which we need to ask to be forgiven. And it interferes with your ability to assess your patient's needs. It's why arrogance is one of the traits I'm most suspicious of, and, unfortunately, is often possessed in droves by those who have the most influence over society. The type A's tend to admire the trait and seek it out in others.
I'm working on forgiving myself. I know I was just a young animal trying to do my foolish best and this is how we learn to do better, and I am putting that knowledge to use for Brigit, and hoping it will yield her good. I've been through this process with my care for my first cat, and have put the painful knowledge to use in caring for my subsequent feline roommates better. But I've been stuck dealing with an arrogant veterinarian of late for Saki and it's been making decisions about her health more difficult.
Thank you, dear one. *hugs*