pain, life, and sacrifice

December 26, 2006

Hi Pete,

I am fortunate to be located and integrated in a fairly tight knit ethnic

community. This again is what I alluded to in previous post, that IMHO a

valuable key to success in what we do, is to find a particular niche, and

develop it to the fullest. The old adage: " it's not what you know, but who you

know " is not 100% acurate, because you had better know what you are doing if you

have any degree of integrity. BUT, " who you know " does get the ball rolling.

The niche could be an ethnic community, a Chinese medical specialty, a

connection to a Western MD or other medical professional who realizes his

limitations, a connection to a medical facility such as an urgent care center,

or a hospital, and the list goes on and on.

Getting back to your question, because people in my community know me and

what I do, it has happened an multiple occasions that I have been called to a

terminal patients home or the family has requested that I come to the hospital,

to see if I can help. I feel that it's very important to act unselfishly with

those who are so vulnerable and needy. In the Talmud it states, " The best

doctors belong in Hell. " The simple meaning is that an " expert " doctor through

arrogance may carelessly overlook something causing the patient to die

unnecessarily. However, another IMO more profound explanation of this passage

is that the " Best " doctors are those who are willing to sacrifice their own

comforts and dare to go into their patient's " Hell " , in order to bring him or

her out.

Sincerely,

Yehuda

Pete Theisen <petetheisen wrote:

On Tuesday 12 December 2006 05:46, yehuda frischman wrote:

<snip>

> Even if a patient lives a little bit longer or has a little less pain, it's

>worth it. But let the patient decide, not me. Giving up or classifying a

>patient as a " special class " of terminal patients is not far removed from

>passive euthanasia, in my opinion.

Hi Yehuda!

Are you often called upon to treat terminal patients? My experience has been

that when they start having trouble getting around they stop coming to my

clinic, often without even cancelling the appointment.

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Regards,

Pete

http://www.pete-theisen.com/

http://traditionaljewishmedicine.com/

December 26, 2006

On Tuesday 26 December 2006 04:25, yehuda frischman wrote:

> Hi Pete,

>

> I am fortunate to be located and integrated in a fairly tight knit ethnic

> community. This again is what I alluded to in previous post, that IMHO a

> valuable key to success in what we do, is to find a particular niche, and

> develop it to the fullest. The old adage: " it's not what you know, but who

> you know " is not 100% acurate, because you had better know what you are

> doing if you have any degree of integrity. BUT, " who you know " does get

> the ball rolling. The niche could be an ethnic community, a Chinese

> medical specialty, a connection to a Western MD or other medical

> professional who realizes his limitations, a connection to a medical

> facility such as an urgent care center, or a hospital, and the list goes on

> and on.

>

> Getting back to your question, because people in my community know me

> and what I do, it has happened an multiple occasions that I have been

> called to a terminal patients home or the family has requested that I come

> to the hospital, to see if I can help.

Hi Yehuda!

Interesting, thanks. I like your website. Take a look at mine sometime.

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Regards,

Pete

http://www.pete-theisen.com/

December 27, 2006

Thanks, Pete. I enjoyed going through your website as well.

'Much success,