First Words
…thoughts of an anachronistic, solo pediatrician
by Glenn Feole, M.D.
"Be careful too that the reading of your story makes the melancholy
laugh and the merry laugh louder," Cervantes, Prologue to Don Quixote
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| My favorite medium: pencil and paper |
Chief Complaint: (written on the chart before I go in the room)
“abdominal pain – spot on”
Interesting Name:
Destiny
Anecdote:
A Mother was telling me how her gentle one year old son just wouldn't eat solids. Try as she might, he just didn't like any harsh, textured things in his mouth and only would accept pureed baby food. He was overly sensitive about things in his mouth.
As she was telling me this, I caught occasional glimpses of the meek one over her shoulder. He had snatched up the wind-up tape measure and had the end of it firmly clenched in his mouth, his eyes looking at me with glee, as about two inches of slack gently wafted back and form from his mouth. Suddenly, he started whipping the tape measure around his head, grinning, as he viciously gnawed at the tape like a rabid dog. His delicate little mouth was frozen in a half-snarl, half-grin.
Westport, Connecticut 1990's
Poetry:
Coup d'essai:
Favorite Musician/song:
Bill Evans, "Gloria's Step" from Sunday at the Village Vanguard
A must-have jazz CD. Exquisite. Creative. The bass solo...
Favorite Book/author:
Arthur Ashe, "Arthur Ashe on Tennis"
As gentle a book as was Arthur Ashe. Read it for the tone and philosophical insights as well as for the tennis.
I was playing (and losing) at the South Carolina State Tennis Tournament in Hilton Head a few months ago and the African-American that I lost too (who was 72 years old as he kindly reminded me) had been a childhood friend of Arthur Ashe. He and practiced with him and, luckily, only played him once professionally.
I mentioned how I admired Ashe for his gentleness. He looked aghast and said strongly, "No! He wasn't!" I was taken aback so he further explained, "I mean, he was a good person, very polite, quiet…but he was all business on the tennis court. Very motivated…showing no mercy. You always had the feeling he knew just a little more that you did." I had to laugh.
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