my grandson, mason garrett broadaway, was born 06/28/07 at 5:45 p.m.
9 lbs. 14 ozs.
the excited father forgot to mention length.
:-)
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
In praise of Dr. A
I have been transcribing for Dr. A for a year, but have known her for longer. She was also the psychiatrist at the other unit where I worked for two years. She's a little short woman in her late 50s, a bit rotund with a moon face and a wild afro-style hairdo. She looks harmless enough, but some of the things that came out of her mouth floor me - and I don't think I can type them in this journal without being TOSed.
I made it a point to read her reports at the other unit - "The patient was undressing this writer with his eyes throughout the interview" or "This writer feels he is faking psychosis in order to get disability benefits." She's nobody's fool.
I talked to an old friend tonight from a different county. She has applied for a job at a jail where Dr. A sees patients, too. My friend tells me that the story is, Dr. A was interviewing a patient when he started to get hostile with her. The eye witness says - "Then he lunged for her. She didn't bat an eye." Dr. A turned the tables on him, literally. She put her hands under the edge of the one separating her from the inmate, lifted it up and knocked the inmate backwards, stood and said - "Lock him up."
Even CSI Miami couldn't rival that.
A while back, Dr. H and I were discussing her assignment to close custody facility full of bad, bad boys. I made the comment - "I hope she can handle it." Dr. H replied - "Oh no. The question is, can THEY can handle HER."
He never spoke words more true.
I made it a point to read her reports at the other unit - "The patient was undressing this writer with his eyes throughout the interview" or "This writer feels he is faking psychosis in order to get disability benefits." She's nobody's fool.
I talked to an old friend tonight from a different county. She has applied for a job at a jail where Dr. A sees patients, too. My friend tells me that the story is, Dr. A was interviewing a patient when he started to get hostile with her. The eye witness says - "Then he lunged for her. She didn't bat an eye." Dr. A turned the tables on him, literally. She put her hands under the edge of the one separating her from the inmate, lifted it up and knocked the inmate backwards, stood and said - "Lock him up."
Even CSI Miami couldn't rival that.
A while back, Dr. H and I were discussing her assignment to close custody facility full of bad, bad boys. I made the comment - "I hope she can handle it." Dr. H replied - "Oh no. The question is, can THEY can handle HER."
He never spoke words more true.
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