There ya go! She needs to know how terrible it was for you to not know what was going on. And I do agree that it is very interesting that she suddenly came back from being out of the country as soon as a lawsuit was threatened.

And being out of the country doesn't make it a good excuse. Rather - it's all the more reason for her to have her email and office set up to let patients know what's going on and when she'll be available - and who is taking care of her patients in her absence