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Have you hugged a healer lately?  Its not an easy task we take on, bearing half the burden of a group on our backs, making sure everyone stays alive and happy, being the thing that makes or breaks a raid.  Being blamed for wipes and seeing the tank thanked for success.

A pattern is becoming more and more clear the more raids and instances I heal, that that is powering through as fast as possible. Often times the tank just goes, pull after pull, not stopping, not slowing down, often grabbing more than should be possible.  Sure they may have a Gearscore of 5.5k…but that doesn’t always mean the heals are any easier.  Running out of mana is still a real concern for healers and having a tank that doesn’t appreciate our sitting down to drink before a boss can be tough. I suggest being mindfull of who your healer is.  If you have a pally healer remember, they do not have AOE heals, they rely on fast flash heals on single targets, so if your group gets into a situation where the group is taking large damage, it can put a major stress mr pally power single target healing groups. Druids and Shammys may have it easy with chain heals and healing wind and such for group heals, don’t have as big of single target spot heals, so watch out for taking bit hits.

Its not that I’m blaming tanks or making excuses for poor heals, fact is I have played both.  I just want people to have a little insight into how much work and stress healing can be, and to have a little consideration.  So please tanks, hug your healer and thank them for the work they do to keep you alive.  DPS…well..you keep doing what ever it is DPS does but always remember, without your healer your group goes no where.