Hooky, MD.
I’m at home right now, not attending the conference that I’m supposed to be at today.
And it feels goooooood….
I was supposed to leave an hour ago, to make it in time for the afternoon session, but while I was puttering about in the garage, M.F. - the local ice cream vendor, pedals up toward me. Apparently, he’d been looking for me for a few days already because he had a medical consult. He was complaining of decreased hearing from his left ear. A quick examination revealed a case of otitis media. I was able to give him a prescription and was able to give him some advice. The look on his face when I told him the consult was free was the reason why I became a doctor. Its the chance to help people. While there have been many times in the past that I’ve felt disheartened, I’ve realigned my objectives. I’m now quite content with trying to change society one patient at a time. Maybe, in the course of my lifetime, it might not matter in the general scheme of the world, but at least I know that my efforts will have mattered to the people that I treat.
So now, even though i’m playing hooky from the lectures, I’m feeling good sitting here and enjoying my free pinipig crunch.
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More reasons to feel good: I have now been given the designation of "Teetow-ed" by Maya. That’s a step up from being just pointed at. For a time, even Sancho had top billing as "Santso papi."
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