Page 25: Sorry…don’t come here for help!
March 27, 2012 Leave a comment
Joe and Sharon were back at the house. Joe went back to his room again and laid down, trying to get Tessie and the accident out of his mind.
Sharon told Christa everything that happened on their walk. It had been a tough week. Joe was not getting better. Christa decided to call Dr. Spitzack. When the receptionist told her that he wasn’t available, she said it was an emergency. The receptionist paged Dr. Spitzack, and he took Christa’s call.
“Dr. Spitzack…I don’t know what to do. Joe’s memory loss is worse than I had imagined. I think he needs to come back in. He’s so frustrated and angry that I’m afraid he’s getting depressed again, but this time it’s because of not being able to remember.”
“Mrs. Aden, I wish that I could help you, but Joe is no longer my patient. He was referred by the county clinic, we’ve provided the recommended treatment, and now he is out of our care.”
“Are you kidding me?” Christa felt the anger rising inside of her. “Doctor, you said if we had any questions, that we should call you.”
“Mrs Aden, as I explained to you before, there’s no explanation for Joe’s memory loss. In fact, I can only ascertain that Joe is faking this, possibly for attention. There’s nothing more that I can help you with.” And with that Dr. Spitzack ended the conversation by hanging up the phone.
FACT: Joe’s doctor Thought that Joe was “acting” like he lost his memory. When Joe’s mother called back for help, even though they said to call if they needed help, the doctor referred to the county clinic.
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