Santa Cross

Most people want to think through, rightly so, about their situation and the treatment options available to them if there is time- if the condition is not desperate. In a non-urgent situation, multiple factors come into play and the least examined (by the patient) is the influence on their decision of the appearance and demeanor of the doctor. Has it occurred to you?

A Different Dubious Distinction

The farm laborer, hailing from the interiors of my district, had come through the recommendation of his local grocery shop keeper- a person I had no remembrance of. He was told that if he found that nothing works elsewhere, at least here he would get a diagnosis. I was mortified by that impression of myself. It is easy to live upto a plain human being's impression but to impersonate a person with powers you don't have is very taxing from the very first moment of interaction.

To cut the story short (so that another story can be appended)