CARING FOR AND CARING FOR OTHERS

Every day, in hospitals, life-changing encounters occur. A child who smiles despite his illness. A patient who, even in his fragility, manages to teach those who care for him.
Modern medicine has increasingly advanced technologies, but alongside science, there is an equally important dimension: the humanity of care. Through true stories from various hospital departments, the author takes the reader into the heart of the relationship between patients and healthcare workers.
They are tales of fragility, courage, and love. Stories that show how, even in the most difficult moments, encounters can arise that give meaning to the healthcare profession.
This book is aimed at healthcare managers, doctors, nurses, healthcare students, and all those who believe in a medicine capable of uniting science and humanity.
Because treating means applying skills and knowledge, but caring means recognizing the other in their dignity and history.
And sometimes, precisely in this encounter, we discover that helping others can become one of the most profound paths to finding meaning in one's life and the happiness of living an extraordinary life in the midst of ordinary life.
The author's dream, who draws daily inspiration from encounters with patients and their families, is to contribute, with this book, to making care more humane and healthcare workers happier.