by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters ♥ November 4, 2018
New Jersey oncologist Dr. James Salwitz, in his blog post called Why Is The Doctor Angry?, tells the story of the day that one of his patients had become very ill. Instead of calling Dr. Salwitz, however, his patient emailed a doctor 3,000 miles away in California as he became sicker and sicker. The California doctor forwarded the email back to Dr. Salwitz, who immediately sent his patient to hospital with multiple system failures. Dr. S said that he felt angry about his patient’s behaviour, explaining:
“Did I look him in the eye and tell him that I was upset, that he had neglected his own care by not reaching out and in doing so he violated the basic tenants of a relationship which said that he was the patient and I was the doctor?”
“Did I remind him what I expect from him and what he can expect from me? You better believe it – I was really pissed!”
My own question to Dr. Salwitz was: “So, did you ever find out from the patient WHY he did not reach out to you?” Continue reading
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