European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 21,1993 the stars and stripes Page 17 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers t appreciated your recent column about doctors who seem to always run late. Understandably the patients who must wait Are upset. Am a family physician. As hard As i try i too run late. Why because it is virtually impossible to schedule around problems the patients Don t Tell the receptionist about when they make their appointments. Today for example it was a woman who needed stitches. She also had had bronchitis for a week. Then there was the Man with High blood pressure who. Suddenly opened up to me about his alcoholism the next patient needed a mole taken off her Back but was More concerned about her depression. Then i saw a girl with a severe cough who asked if i would remove her earwax. My next patient was a woman with a yeast infection who also needed her sinuses treated. My last patient came to see me about the ringing in his ears but he really needed to talk about his grief Over a personal matter. All these people needed a physician s care and a sympathetic ear. None of the complaints were frivolous. 1 try to manage my time so 1 done to drop from exhaustion but i still find myself working 70 hours a week. Another invisible time thief that puts physicians further behind is the horrendous paperwork and Telephone Calls from government agencies insurance companies and lawyers which interrupt me on a steady basis. Such interruptions add nothing to patient care relieve no suffering and can make for a very Long Day government regulations also demand that nursing Homes interrupt me for everything including the need Tor a band Aid. So if in a late for your appointment folks please remember that in a attempting to Deal compassionately with people who need my attention and that one of these poem about dear Abby this letter is for dear Abby David in Scottsdale who lost his pet parakeet and suffered such a tremendous loss. His letter touched my heart and brought Back memories of my beloved poodle which i lost several years ago. I had tink for 17 years and to this Day the tears come when i remember this dear Little loved one. Only those who have loved and lost a pet can realize the terrific loss and the Hurt that stays. Shortly after losing tink this poem was printed in the paper and it has meant the world to doctors run late Days you May be one of them. . City Iowa dear . Thanks for taking time out of your Busy Day to mite. I received hundreds of letters from physicians who said the same thing. One Point several others made which you did not was that the doctor does t do the scheduling a the Secretary or nurse does. Dear Ann Landers i am 42 years old and have three Lovely children Ages 17, 12 and 9, i was shocked when i Learned a few months ago that i am pregnant. 1 am not thrilled with the Prospect of diapers and 2 . Feedings but i have accepted it and decided that perhaps this late dividend maybe a Blessing. When i told my husband the news he was furious called me an a a idiot and said i would have to give this child away. I told him under no circumstances would i do such a thing and if he stand an infant around at his advanced age he a 46then he was free to leave. I am now in my sixth month and was sure by this time he would have regained his sanity and changed his mind. No Way. He is angrier than Ever. Ann we have no Money problems Ana our Lovely Home can accommodate a Nursery very nicely. Ill bet you be never had a letter As ridiculous As this one. Please Tell me what to do. In a too ashamed to identify myself. Sign me nameless faceless and place less dear Friend you Are not the first woman who has written about this problem. Almost always the nut cases change their minds when the baby comes i am betting yours will too. If he does no to insist that he go for counselling. He has strudel in his Noodle. Letters to Ann Landers should to addressed to Here . To 11662. Chi Cago. Til. 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate is me. Perhaps it will help to soften the Hurt for David. Of shame on the mothers of mortals who did not Stop to teach the sorrow that lies in dear dumb eyes the sorrow that has no speech for the same Force formed the Camel. That fashioned Man and King and the god of the whole gave a spark of soul to each furred and feathered thing. Thanks for letting me share this Abby. Roberta m. Tew Bradenton Fla. Dear Roberta thank you. That Lovely poem appeared in my column in 1984. The author is unknown. Letters Tor this column should to addressed to dear Abby at . Bon 447, mount Morris 1u. S1m4. 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