Thomas. I avoided questions that seemed to reawaken painful memories and tried to show him respect and admiration for his tenacious action against the disease. As Dr. Mitchell pointed out in her article, the basis for motivational interviewing is to remain compassionate and empathetic towards the patient (Mitchell, 2012). During the interview I listened more and spoke less, thus giving Mr. Thomas plenty of time to explain himself. I avoided being intrusive and let him dominate the conversation. If I had dominated the conversation, it would have seemed like I was questioning him with harsh intentions, which would have been uncompassionate of me (Miller & Rollnick, 2013). From the interview it was obvious that she wished she could do more with her life, especially visiting her children and grandchildren. Since his mobility is limited due to the foot infection, he can no longer visit his loved ones as often as before