Slocum center for orthopedics,
June 2011
I recently became a patient and
wanted to express my gratitude the best way I know how with a gift of love and
a letter. I had been having trouble receiving proper medical treatment and been
verbally assaulted and told all my problems were in my head by a doctor in ER
and another who was supposed to be my PCP who I waited for almost three months
to see. I was terrified when I came to your clinic. I chose your clinic because
I am covered by the Bridge Program at Peace Health. I entered the radiology lab
and the lady who was there who I now considered my champion could tell I was
scared. I told her a little of my story and she told me some of hers which rang
true to my problems being that I have been having mental health problems since
my injury. She said, “Even if you are having mental issues that doesn’t mean you’re
not hurt; those men were jackxxxes.” which gave me a much needed laugh. I was brought
up stairs and met with Dr. Macha’s assistant. She asked some questions and then
Dr. Macha entered the room right away and says that he wants to order a MRI of
my shoulder. He also feels that my other problems could be neurological, so he
coordinates with another doctor and orders a MRI of my neck. Everybody left the
room for a second and as I sat there I began to break down and cry. The
assistant came back into the room and asked me, “Are you okay?”
I tried to explain the stress and
fear that had gripped me over the last half year of my life while wiping the
tears away. I finally managed to respond and said, “These are tears of joy.”
She looked back at me and her eyes got a little misty as she said, “That’s why
I do this job, for moments like this”.
From the bottom of my heart,
I thank you,
Chef John Arthur Ernst
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