The man wanted information kept
from a particular medical special-
ist. The man was to embark on a
new, but well researched procedure
approved by the AMA but given the
specialist’s behavior in the past,
the man didn’t want any potential
disagreements on the matter. The
man told his primary physician all
about it and the primary immediate-
ly consulted the specialist which,
of course, the man had an issue with
as a violation of confidentiality,
but the interesting thing is that
the specialist didn’t remember the
man after five visits. The man could
have had his ego hurt, and certainly
would have in the past, but surprise,
surprise, he didn’t. The good news
in all this? He didn’t care. It was
okay, perfectly okay. He didn’t need
to be remembered by the esteemed
specialist. The man considered that
a spiritual victory of sorts.