Hi Alice, thanks for this.
I think care and concern from a Dr goes a long looooong way.
I remember 2 Drs who seemed to go above and beyond the norm.
One was years ago, before I was diagnosed, she went the extra mile, unfortunaley she was doing her final stint in our tiny town, and was only there for a few months. I made an appointment just to thank her for what she had done. She was shocked I cared so much, I told her I appreciated her.
The second was a Dr in a public hospital, came and sat at my bed picked up my hand and held it with both of his, he appologized for not being able to see me right then but promised he would be back, he said this twice, and he remembered my name!!!! He came back right before his shift ended and admited me. My anesthetist came in on her day off to go through all the checks, and said "we won't rush this, you need to be comfortable with what I'm doing"!!! I don't remeber their names, the first was too long ago, the second, well I was to truamatized to remember much, but I remember how much they cared, and this helped hugely.
You are so right modern medicine is very much devoid of this, but there are a few of you out there caring for us.
thanks again
Kate