Tuesday, March 20, 2018
20/Secrets & Lies
The doctor was young, handsome, bright and charming. I went to him for reassurance (and probably conversation), and his response to my symptoms was usually, "I'll run it through my computer." After many months I acquired a computer of my own, and asked what program he used. Turned out his computer was still in its box.
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Hmm. That must have been a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteIt was. Mid-1980s.
ReplyDeleteAlthough he had the right idea about inputting your symptoms into a computer. A man ahead of his time. (Maybe I'm just falling under his charms as well.)
ReplyDeleteHe really was charming. Until the federal gov't banished him from practicing here and sent him to an urban location in need of physicians--because he hadn't paid back the gov't loan.
DeleteWas his computer a magic 8-ball?
ReplyDeleteHaha--that's a great image!
DeleteHah!
ReplyDeleteHe must have been a procrastinating doctor. I hope that your present doctor has his computer out of the box by now, lol.
ReplyDeleteMy present doctor is much more trustworthy, thanks! Julia, nice to see you here. "Secrets & Lies" is part of a project I've undertaken with a group I blogged with 10 years ago—our reunion, sort of. This is the blog I did 10 years ago, 40 words a day for 365 days about people we encountered in our lives. It was a fascinating writing exercise, and I'm still proud of it. On April 1 "Secrets & Lies" will change to another topic for the month of April.
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