As always, this is so well-written, Susan. The first description I thought of is gut-wrenching. You really bring us there into the situation. The whole thing with the first pediatrician is so upsetting. I loved reading about you painting and Laura watching. You and Paul's relationship reminds me of Dominick's and mine, even down to the details about the dynamic in the car! haha. Your image of the car representing the great divide is very powerful.
Thanks Jeannie. yes- the first pediatrician’s-complete denial of a mothers concerns and his blatant incompetence-hard to live with since this haunts me to this bias ( toward women in medicine still exists today. I think (hope)the younger generations of women feel more empowered to speak up more. LOL on husband & car similarity.
When my eldest was born, he had some jaundice. The home health nurse delivered the bilibed that we had to keep him on as much as possible. But days later he wasn’t improving, and we discovered she had put the bilibed into its cover upside down. I cried.
I cannot imagine how you felt. But you did exactly what a mother should: trusted your instinct.
Thanks for sharing this Erin. Yes, its a devastating feeling when mistakes are made in your own child’s medical care. I hope your son improved without harm. I hope my post will help others to trust their instincts. I wished I had done so earlier- in those times, people did not tend to contradict doctors. The late diagnosis revealed irreversible consequences in Laura’s case.- one of my reasons for writing this memoir. The next post will reveal more.... Thanks for your continued support & comment. 🙏
As always, this is so well-written, Susan. The first description I thought of is gut-wrenching. You really bring us there into the situation. The whole thing with the first pediatrician is so upsetting. I loved reading about you painting and Laura watching. You and Paul's relationship reminds me of Dominick's and mine, even down to the details about the dynamic in the car! haha. Your image of the car representing the great divide is very powerful.
Thanks Jeannie. yes- the first pediatrician’s-complete denial of a mothers concerns and his blatant incompetence-hard to live with since this haunts me to this bias ( toward women in medicine still exists today. I think (hope)the younger generations of women feel more empowered to speak up more. LOL on husband & car similarity.
When my eldest was born, he had some jaundice. The home health nurse delivered the bilibed that we had to keep him on as much as possible. But days later he wasn’t improving, and we discovered she had put the bilibed into its cover upside down. I cried.
I cannot imagine how you felt. But you did exactly what a mother should: trusted your instinct.
Thanks for sharing this Erin. Yes, its a devastating feeling when mistakes are made in your own child’s medical care. I hope your son improved without harm. I hope my post will help others to trust their instincts. I wished I had done so earlier- in those times, people did not tend to contradict doctors. The late diagnosis revealed irreversible consequences in Laura’s case.- one of my reasons for writing this memoir. The next post will reveal more.... Thanks for your continued support & comment. 🙏