Just want to say thank you
Feb 02, 2008 
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To all the doctors out there who remember that their job is about the patient! Thank you for remembering that the person on the phone asking for help isn’t a machine….it’s a concerned mom holding a sick baby and choking back her tears while her child runs 104 degree fever and just isn’t acting right.
For remembering that that helpless little baby’s body is fighting like hell to kill of some mean infection and she needs your love and care.
For remembering that mom’s have a really amazing way of knowing what’s going on with their child and that maybe instead of talking over Mom or talking down to her, you should listen to her and know that she knows that child like no other; that she knows better than anyone what’s going on with that baby at that moment.
For remembering that 40 million of us out there have no insurance….but that doesn’t make us lesser people. We’re human beings that still get sick…insurance or not.
For remembering that a baby’s life and well-being is more important than your lawsuit paranoia.
Thank you for caring about the little ones out there! They need us all!
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YAY for wonderful doctors, and boo hiss to the rest of them. Hope your sweet lil’ girl feels back to her perky self soon!! Poor kid, she’s had her share of “ick” lately!!
Damn right. You said it perfectly.
I hate the H.C. System in the country. It’s sad that children cannot even get the treatment they need without putting their parents in the poor-house… SAD SAD SAD… I feel so frustrated for mothers and fathers out there who have to choose between essentials like FOOD and Medicine for their kids… there is no good reason for that to ever happen in this country. The system punishes people who work by taking away state granted health care… if you work, you can pay for your own… even if that’s ALL you can pay for?? How is THAT incentive?? I just UGH! I just get so frustrated…
Dear Congress,
BITE ME!
Love, Betty!
Yes, I know … that wasn’t very mature… I guess I am just saying in my long-winded way… I agree with your anger, you are right! They suck and no person no matter what their socio-economic situation is should ever have to go without medical treatment… REDICULOUS! Maybe your physician thought she was agreeing to be a Hypocrite when she took the Hypocratic Oath… You should print it out and mail it to her. I am sure it’s available online someplace!
*puts soap box away*
Thanks for playing! lol.
Just to counter Betty’s reply, I agree that the health care system is corrupt, but I think both doctors were trying to do what they felt was best. The pedi that knew you and trusted you that you already had an relationship with was the one that helped you. The other pedi didn’t know you or your history or what an amazing person you are, and those are things that are hard to ascertain over the phone. People don’t become doctors because of the overwhelming desire to screw you over. And pediatricians didn’t become doctors for the money, because that isn’t a money-making field. Long story short, there are people on both ends of the equation. To her you might have just been another person trying to get another prescription that your baby may or may not have needed. Does that make sense? I am not going into medicine for money. It is a HARD, LONG path to take if you just wanna make a few bucks. My life would be much simpler if I just wanted to be rich. I’d choose a different path. I want to be the person that mamas call when they need my help and I want to be the person that comes to your home at 4 am to help your sick kids, but there are still guidelines to follow. She was in the wrong and the way she treated you in your moment of need is inexcusable, but I can pretty much stake my life that she didn’t sacrifice her life and time with her family simply to shun the millions of uninsured mothers that need help. I am glad you had a relationship with a doctor that could help you and that your sweet little Elliot isn’t suffering any more. Those are the relationships that count and make medicine a field worth sacrificing for, at least in my mind.
This is coming from one more miserable and uninsured mama wanting to make the world a better place.
Love,
~Elise