26 May

handy tips for finding a good doctor

On your first visit to a new doctor, here are some handy questions to ask:

  • If I disagree with your diagnosis or treatment recommendations, will you report me to the authorities?
  • If I bring in my child to you and we mutually disagree with your decisions, will you actively seek to have my child taken away from me?

That might help avoid insanity like this:

Judge orders chemotherapy for 13-year-old cancer patient

It may seem like a no-brainer, but things like this are a slippery slope. Medical decisions are private matters and it’s a shame that the situation wasn’t treated with good old fashioned persuasion and compassion instead of law enforcement and the court system.

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  1. pluckytree posted this