Ms. Daughter: "Hi, my Dad has Parkinson's disease, and I was wondering if you had any birthday gift ideas specifically for Parkinson's patients?"
Annie: "Hmm. Well, there's a really good physical therapy program for them over at Local Rehab."
Ms. Daughter: "No, I'd have to drive him to that, and don't have the time. He already has a cane, otherwise I'd get him one. Can you write a script under my name for his meds? That way I can have my insurance pay for them, and save him money?"
Annie: "No, we really can't do that. What about just a regular gift? Like baseball tickets, or a book?"
Ms. Daughter: "No... He likes movies. Do you know of any movies that are out now about Parkinson's disease? He's already seen 'Awakenings'."
Annie: "Why don't you take him out for a nice brunch, or dinner?"
Ms. Daughter: "You people aren't any help at all." (click)
22 comments:
Why don't you tell her you could sell her a brand new substantia nigra then wrap up a chicken gizzard in plastic and charge her $300.
How about the really nice gift of not acting like everything in the man's life is about being sick?
You obviously are just not catering to your patients' needs.
I bet you don't have a coffee bar, masseuses and streaming internet in your waiting room, either.
Holy Shiite Batman!
My father has Parkinson's too. I get him pictures of the Grandkids. He has healthcare in Mexico. His meds are covered 100%.
Maybe she should send her Father to Mexico-to live-to get away from her.
WV-achoo Ahahahaha
Yeah, I think a nice trip away from her would have been a perfect present. Sheesh.
How sad. I used to bring my grandfather a small black coffee, a plain donut, and gossip. That's all he wanted, along with my company.
I miss him.
OMG.....What is wrong with people? Are you sure you aren't making this stuff up? ;)
Hey Annie,
My dad just had a colostomy.
Any Birthday gift ideas?
OMG Too bad this man could get
a new daughter as a birthday
gift!
I'm guessing she already had a medication in mind for that prescription she wanted you to write for her "father" in her name. I would have suggested she give her dad a day away from her as a gift :).
Buying someone a movie about their illness is either an awesome joke for someone who appreciates black humour, or just a really, really bad idea.
You have any suggestions for a person with Scheuermann's kyphosis? I used to visit a very nice gentleman with end stage Parkinson's at a care facility. He enjoyed having company while watching Jerry Springer.
Wv--scocoma. Like a scotoma, only different.
Insurance fraud as birthday present? Really? Is this for real?
I wish you could charge her for a standard office visit for wasting your time.
On another note, my uncle with ALS really enjoyed the copy of "Pride of the Yankees" I got him for Christmas last year.
puhleeese- nothing that involves time or effort
So sad
so bad
no time to drive her sick dad...
I cannot believe how rude people are. And hello, what an odd question to begin with!
Maybe this daughter's onto something.
Many museums make you walk through a gift shop on the way out. Why not sell neurological gifts in your waiting room.
Perhaps:
Framed copies of the patient's MRI
T-shirts that say, "I don't twitch nearly as much since I saw Dr. Grumpy"
Stovetop popcorn pans for patients with tremors.
I just caught a patient at my pharmacy commiting this ins fraud. She had written in her ex-husband's name on her rx ( the MD had forgotten to write it on ). She did this also because she had no insurance. And it was a controlled sub. Insurance fraud AND a felony.
And I agree with Outrider.....the best gift you can give is YOU!
Seriously...you went into the wrong specialty.
Hey, I'm with a.generic doc. It'd totally buy that t-shirt.
But I'd want the digital files of my MRI, so I could have it printed on a dishtowel.
a.generic doc - bwahaha, that's good.
What a moronic daughter, though. Sad.
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