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Sep 26, 2008, 10:17 AM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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I am truly concerned about our health care system. I worked in a hospital for 13 years, working with physicians who knew how to care for and about their patients. I watched the industry go from a business of caring for people to a business of caring for business. If physicians nowadays care about their patients as much as mine did back then, my heart goes out to them because their hands are tied. They have no time to do what they do best - care. Skill and expertise should be a given. What makes a doctor good is one who can maintain a sincere relationship with his/her patients. Unfortunately, that kind of caring can't be taught in medical school.
I am blessed with three wonderful doctors, even though they can't do anything to fix me.  What makes them so special is the time they take to listen and fully comprehend my needs. They show their respect by not treating me like a child or making me jump through hoops. They show me they care by not rushing me out the door or turning their backs on me.  If our conversations ever turned to assisted suicide, they would be the ONLY people I would trust in consultation because our relationship has proven to be solid.
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