06/10/2026
What if pain is more than what we can measure?
We often think about pain through the physical symptoms we can see and treat. But palliative care and patient experience remind us that pain can take many forms - helplessness, loss of independence, fear, family conflict, or the pain of being disconnected from the people who matter most.
This story is a powerful reminder that compassionate care doesn’t always mean doing something big. Sometimes, it means listening closely enough to understand what matters to a person, and helping them find their way back to it.
Because sometimes, restoring a small sense of connection can itself become a part of pain relief.
Read What Patients Teach Us About Pain and Compassionate Care by Sonali Deshmukh, Medical Social Worker, Cipla Palliative Care & Training Centre, Pune.
🔗 Read the full story: https://www.ciplapalliativecare.org/insight...
