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Scene from a Doctor's Office
In a recent visit to my
physician’s office, I heard the following conversation
transpire between an elderly couple. The husband was a new
patient and seemingly hard of hearing, his spouse was trying
to be helpful as they worked together to fill out the new
patient form.
Wife
(In loud voice)
“It says here that they want to know if you have had any
problems urinating.”
Husband
“What?”
Wife
(In yet louder voice)
“Do you have frequent painful urination?”
Husband
(whispered response)
”Sometimes”
Wife(Still reading questions from the form)
“Do you have blood in your urine?”
Husband
“Shhh,”
Wife:
(In voice to wake the dead)
“Well, DO YOU HAVE BLOOD IN YOUR URINE?”
This went on for at least a half an
hour more. I have never wanted someone to be called into the
doctor’s office before me as much as this gentleman, for his
sake as well as mine.
Take care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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April 2006 the American Academy of Neurology issued new guidelines
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If
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Taking Advantage of
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By Alice Reiter Feld, Esq.
One of the best kept secrets, but an
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elderly, are veteran’s benefits.
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Home
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