I’m sitting in a waiting room as I read your words, Harriet. 2nd visit with a new doc; it felt a little rushed and left some questions for the next visit. I’ve been especially fortunate in the past to have had a Dr. such as Mr. C. It isn’t at all ubiquitous. Mine, was Dr. W. She could be grumpy, but it was evident that it was because she cared, that she intended to engage her energies on one’s behalf. She was, as you highlight, super competent & consistent. No other Dr. had ever been as astute at diagnosis and then effective treatment planning. She showed she knew and remembered my history, as well as my current case over the years. It was a sad day when I learned she’d died of cancer; for me, her other patients, and her family.
I’m sitting in a waiting room as I read your words, Harriet. 2nd visit with a new doc; it felt a little rushed and left some questions for the next visit. I’ve been especially fortunate in the past to have had a Dr. such as Mr. C. It isn’t at all ubiquitous. Mine, was Dr. W. She could be grumpy, but it was evident that it was because she cared, that she intended to engage her energies on one’s behalf. She was, as you highlight, super competent & consistent. No other Dr. had ever been as astute at diagnosis and then effective treatment planning. She showed she knew and remembered my history, as well as my current case over the years. It was a sad day when I learned she’d died of cancer; for me, her other patients, and her family.