Just another Monday

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It was a typical Monday, hectic but typical, had one employee call in sick, had

another therapist come back after a three week vacation as well as all the

typical Monday projects. As 4:30 rolled around and I was mentally ending my

day, I see someone walk in and sign in, so I go look the schedule, crap, I

forgot I had a 4:30 new patient and she was right on time. As she fills out her

paperwork I get my mind back in the game and catch a second wind. I perform a

chart review and nothing strikes me as unique, so I walk into the room and when

I see her face it hits me like a ton of bricks, it is " Jane's " mom. Jane was a

patient of mine 2 years ago, she was a young 29 year old with terminal cancer.

But Jane as so much more, she was every bodies friend, she always had a

smile...regardless of her pain, or of her prognosis. Jane became every bodies

hero, and when she succumb to her diagnosis everyone cried, she was one of those

special patients that you never forget. Anyway, Jane's mom and I got caught up

for a while, we laughed, we cried, and even found time to evaluate and treat

her. I finished up with her at 6:30, and while the support personal were not

happy with me, it reminded why I love this profession so much. So in spite of

Medicare, insurance companies, worker comp case mgrs, taxes and everything else

that goes with our typical Mondays, we do make a difference in people's lives,

and there is nothing I would rather do.