You have heard the old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. why? Because in order to protect a child and provide the best opportunities for safe development and growth of a child, we need the coordination of all elements of the child’s society. The same analogy would apply to the healing of a patients.
A patient’s healing depends of many elements. From personal general health, to family support and societies readiness to provide supports and services, many elements have to come together to achieve healing. A person’s healing cannot happen in isolation. Society needs to have a better understanding of patient’s challenges and needs in the path to recovery. A patient may need a lot of supports from society to improve health and a doctor can’t do magic alone. All elements of society should coordinate in a harmonious design for better health of all. It takes a lot of planning to achieve this, but everything starts from a proper understanding. We should all come to the same page and understand that: IT TAKES A SOCIETY TO HEAL A PATIENT
