My father was a GP with an office on the first floor of our house, and we lived “over the store” (See The Puppy in the Waiting Room, Saying Farewell to a Special Guy, and Turkey and Trimmings with Flu Shot)
My dad did it all – delivered babies, took out splinters and appendixes, and made house calls with his little black bag
When my father died, the doctor I was seeing – a generation younger and the junior partner of a medical colleague of my dad’s – gave me his condolences.
“It’s the end of an era.” he said. Indeed it was.
RetroFlash / 100 Words
– Dana Susan Lehrman
Dana Susan LehrmanThis retired librarian loves big city bustle and cozy country weekends, friends and family, good books and theatre, movies and jazz, travel, tennis, Yankee baseball, and writing about life as she sees it on her blog World Thru Brown Eyes!
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Characterizations:
been there, funny, moving, right on!, well written
While I do not remember our family doctor I do have fond memories of: Doctors Stone, Welby, Kildare, Quinn, McCoy, Pierce, Howser, House, Fleischman, Casey, Chandler, Austin, Ross, Corday, Bailey, and Montgomery. ( Fictionalized television figures.)
Welcome to Retro Kevin, looking forward to reading your stories!
I remember Dr Kildare, but have no memory of those other TV docs!
Dana, don’t you remember Ben Casey? He was on at the same time as Dr. Kildare – he was brusque, while Kildare was charming. Also Marcus Welby, played by Robert Young who had been on Father Knows Best. And Doug Ross, played by the gorgeous George Clooney on ER. And Doogie Howser, the teenage doctor. I bet you knew at least some of those, even if you didn’t watch the shows.
Now that you say them of course I know those names, but have no memory of watching those shows!
And so I missed GEORGE CLOONEY??? Damn!!!
A true GP, Dana. Your father did it all. Nothing like that now. It must have been difficult to pass the mantle on, and as the younger partner said, “an end of an era”.
Yep, thanx Betsy!
Your last line says it all.
Thanx Khati, luckily there are still dedicated docs out and I sense you are one!
So true, Dana. I know we are not a better place for health care having lost doctors from your father’s generation.
Yep Laurie!
Definitely the end of an era, Dana. Your father was a true “utility player” as they say in baseball. We miss that time.
Yes indeed Marian.
When there’s so much to say, isn’t it amazing that sometimes 100 words pretty much says it all? In just those few words, .I got the scope of having “a doctor in the house.” Nicely done, Dee!
Thanx Bebe, and I think it was you who championed flash writing for Retro, yes?
Guilty as charged. Sometimes it’s just the ticket.
One word – THANX!
From one doctor’s kid to another, nice job with this RetroFlash!
Thanx Suzy, I didn’t know until John told us that we are called CODs!