Editorial
A New Stigmata
Abstract
It is a reasonable assumption that most of us at some time have fantasized about being invisible. We’ve imagined the freedom it would give us, or the fun that we could have being invisible to others. Yet there’s another sort of invisibility—when a person is made to disappear, by force or by the blindness of others. Society can train us in this social blindness, and it is one of the gifts of healthcare professionals to “restore sight to the blind”—not just physically, but socially and spiritually as well.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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