A GREAT PHYSICIAN....

A very emotional and remarkable day today...I'm into my second week of Neurology clinical rotation...

Today we saw a lot of children with neurological issues, but the one that brought me to tears was a young mother of 5 and her 3 year old son that has been labeled with behavioral problems, developmental and learning disabilities, delayed speech, etc. The child was acting out, screaming, hitting, crying, etc. The mother was so emotional. Her frustration was apparent. With tears rolling down her face, she is now yelling asking for help, asking for answers. It was overwhelming. In her frustration, she said, "forget, I'm leaving. I'll go somewhere else." I begged her to stay. She stated she had been to many doctors, behavioral specialist etc. And no one could help her, no one could tell her what is wrong with her son. She said, "I know something is wrong with him, because none of my other children act like this." Well, today she came to the right office. A neurologist that does not believe in labeling, but treating the patient...

He quotes throughout the day William Osler, "A good physician takes care of the disease. A GREAT physician takes care of the patient with the disease." I'm overjoyed to see he lives up to this. He was able to gain control of the child within 5 minutes and the child sat quietly and followed directions, in which the mother said he has never done before. WOW! But, now she has found a GREAT Physician...I salute Dr. David B. Ross, MD...After the patient left, he turns to me and says, "I'm old school." I LOVE IT!

As you walk your path, you have to make a conscious decision to be there to help, to assist, or hinder. No matter what you decide to do in life, make sure you are there to help, to assist, and/or help resolve issues that are within your realm of expertise. My deepest desire, motivation is to be a GREAT Physician.....I can't wait...77 more days....

No matter what life brings, do not let it steal your GREATNESS!
Now, go live your dreams!