The power of compassionate care in childhood obesity | Meggin Tallman

I'd like to introduce you to a patient of mine. Let's call her Lacy. She's a seventh grader who loves makeup and anything that sparkles, just like any other pre-teen.Except she has a secret routine. one that no 12-year-old should ever need to know. When painful abscesses form on the insides of her thighs, she treats them herself with the resources she has.Rubbing alcohol and duct tape. It's worked before, so when one flares up again, she toughs it out. But this time is different.Fever, bodyaches, hours of p ...