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John Kearsley
Prof. John Kearsley FRACP FRANZCR PhD is a Sydney-based senior cancer specialist who has a major interest in teaching communication skills, medical student education, and whole person care.
One of our most difficult and confronting tasks as human beings is to respond effectively to those who are suffering. Sensitivity and gentleness on our part may play a crucial role in transforming brokenness and suffering into wholeness and healing. Yet, despite our sincere and best intentions to help, inappropriate responses may sometimes only make someone’s suffering worse.