Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
Just wanted to share a great story with you. I was at a doctor’s appointment the other day when I noticed a family waiting for one of the parents to be called. The mom was called in and the dad sat there for a moment looking at these 2 very young and rambunctious kids.
If you are a family with kids and have grandparents or great grandparents alive, you likely enjoy visiting with your relatives from time to time. While your small children may not always get much out of these visits, especially while very young, they do wonders for our older relatives who so enjoy visits from family and delight in seeing us become parents and expand our families.
During a recent emergency room shift, I treated a 12 year old boy for a swimmer’s ear. During the visit, I learned he from the South and was in the area visiting relatives before starting school in a couple weeks. It turns out he’s been battling this pain for a couple weeks and his mom is convinced it’s because of all the swimming he’s done this summer. Instead of rushing him to his own pediatrician at home, she has been “riding it out” to see if the pain resolved on it’s own.
Why are docs unhappy with primary care and medical students not interested? NBC News hits the nail on the head last night:
The power of social media was sure felt yesterday when the White House announced that President Obama named Dr. Regina Benjamin as our next Surgeon General. Facebook, Twitter and emails from all the major news sources came flooding in almost instantaneous. From this tweet from @doctoranonymous, to the many others online, it was clear that people felt very positive about this announcement.
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