Sunday, April 8, 2018
8/ The Praying Physician
I'd heard my new doctor liked to pray over his patients, so I wasn't surprised when he asked if he might. He covered my hand with his and mumbled a rapid-fire prayer. Listening hard, I caught mention of all the organs. When he finished, he grasped my upper arm. Thinking this must be a post-prayer gesture of solidarity, I patted his hand. Belatedly, I realized he was attempting to help me off the examining table.
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I am laughing, although I think a praying-in-practice physician would make me very uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I thought I'd be uncomfortable about it too. And then at my first app't I had to wait hours in the effing waiting room. Normally I'd have just walked out, never to return. But it took me almost 2 hours to drive there, so I figured one visit and I'm done. But then I met him. This man simply radiates goodness. And he listens. Plus he's the only doctor around who knows anything about tick-borne illness.
DeleteSo I stuck with him, bringing lunch, snacks, and a tablet at first, and later arranging for an old friend who lives nearby to visit with me in the waiting room. But the doctor and I eventually parted ways when I refused to take two heavy-hitting meds he prescribed.
I know what my answer to his request would have been.
ReplyDeleteI do love that you patted his hand!
I didn't know if it would help, but I figured it couldn't hurt. And I ended up with a good story. :-)
DeleteI would have felt uncomfortable, but I would have let him do it. It's good that he asked, and whatever he needs to do to get in the right headspace. But It must have felt really weird.
ReplyDeleteA great story...
ReplyDeleteIt would have made me very uncomfortable.
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