About twenty years ago, Barb attended a seminar at workA psychologist lectured on Compassion Fatigue Syndrome- it is a common condition among healthcare professionals• their encounters with the suffering of others takes a toll◦ if they are not treated yet continue to work, they can become numb◦ they stop feeling empathy for their patients’ pain and grief• the speaker provided the audience with a list of symptoms◦ Barb said as she was going down the list checking boxes, she was thinking, “Yes, that’s Chuck. Yep, that too.”