Chronic Illness and Suicide: Looking after patient and practitioner with Dr Mark Donohoe

Those patients for which medicine has no answers or solutions are very often the ones ending up in front of an integrative medicine practitioner. The time spent with patients is often longer, the investigations, sometimes deeper and in that process comes a mutual connection between patient and practitioner as they attempt together, to piece that person's health and wellbeing back together. The darker side of this kind of health care are the patients we were unable to help. Those who's health challenges are so insurmountable that they feel like taking their life is the answer. Today we are joined by Dr Mark Donohoe, who has been faced with these circumstances more than once in his decades-long career. Following his most recent loss he felt it was time to share this conversation with a wider audience with the hope that in doing so, it might help others who are grappling with similar circumstances. Warning: you may need tissues for this one. Today's show notes and podcast transcript can be found here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/chronic-illness-and-suicide-looking-after-patient-and-practitioner-dr-mark-donohoe   *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****