Pain and suffering are warning signals that something has gone wrong. We can alleviate them to a degree, but so far, none of these treatments have brought back health.
— Read on www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/06/theres-a-code-for-pain-but-whats-the-code-for-suffering.html
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