I explained we are both on the Chaplain staff and that Jewish patients would be visited by someone of the Jewish community for their tradition. I further explained that I was not necessarily there for faith based conversation, but just to have a conversation of his choice. This was when he began telling me his story and asked questions that I did not have definite answers for. When the conversation started while getting to know me I felt sad for him because he told me through other admissions this was the first where anyone came to talk with him from the Chaplaincy department. I apologized for the oversight and wondered if that was because he was homeless and why would it matter now to the Jewish leader who came to see him. This then lead to him telling me about his situation. At first he did not go into detail; he thought I knew all about him and I informed him I only knew what he told me trying to give him the power of his own
I explained we are both on the Chaplain staff and that Jewish patients would be visited by someone of the Jewish community for their tradition. I further explained that I was not necessarily there for faith based conversation, but just to have a conversation of his choice. This was when he began telling me his story and asked questions that I did not have definite answers for. When the conversation started while getting to know me I felt sad for him because he told me through other admissions this was the first where anyone came to talk with him from the Chaplaincy department. I apologized for the oversight and wondered if that was because he was homeless and why would it matter now to the Jewish leader who came to see him. This then lead to him telling me about his situation. At first he did not go into detail; he thought I knew all about him and I informed him I only knew what he told me trying to give him the power of his own