Posted by Penny on January 18, 2004, at 18:03:16
In reply to Re: being referred on » Penny, posted by Karen_kay on January 17, 2004, at 10:22:07
> As for your Pdoc offering you money, did that make you uncomfortable?
Well, it was an offer of a loan, so not a gift, which is better. He knows that when I get extremely financially strapped and stressed over it, it can send me spiraling downhill faster than almost anything. And while the thought of killing oneself over money problems might seem foolish to someone not in my head, at the time I truly feel like my world is crashing down around me and I see no way out. So at the time I told him that I thought I would be okay until the next payday but if I wasn't I was going to see if I could borrow $100 from my grandmother. And he said, "Well, I don't usually do this, but I would be happy to loan you $100 if your grandmother can't." Mind you, he already writes off part of my copay, and gives me free meds as often as he can. His generosity can be overwhelming at times.
Yeah, I don't know what I did to deserve such treatment from him - I mean, I know he's just as available to his other patients as to me, but I do feel like I have a special relationship with him, perhaps moreso than some of his other patients. I can't say that for sure. Perhaps he just feels sorry for me?
I didn't borrow any money from him and I don't think I could. And it did make me feel a little weird, but it also was kinda nice - though it just strengthens my image of him as father-figure. Sigh...
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