(originally posted on www.hospitalimpact.org)
"You are not going to be a professional baseball player ... "
Jimmy is a player on the high school recreational basketball team I coach, and yes, the orthopedic surgeon who reviewed Jimmy's MRI and who spent a total of 30 minutes over two visits tried to destroy this boy's dream (unintentionally, I hope) to play professional baseball.
I learned of this healthcare encounter from Jimmy's mother and as she relayed these events to me I composed the following letter to this physician in my mind:
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