Description:The high-tech tools of modern medicine cure diseases, but the prescription for healing is mindful attention, therapeutic listening, and speaking with truth and compassion - in other words, good, old-fashioned TLC. The ability to heal isn't reserved for a gifted few, says Dr Jeff Kane. Anyone longing to ease the pain of a sick loved one can tap into the immense power of caring and compassion by learning to become unconditionally present to the patient rather than to the disease. By maintaining hope while resisting expectations and by creating the space for a full exploration of the emotions surrounding sickness, you can deftly guide an ailing person toward the profound inner peace and serenity that make healing possible.