by Scott Eveloff MD
I have had published several editorials from a physician's perspective expressing my concern over the state of patient-physician trust and interaction. As a parent-physician, these editorials also express my hope that members of the disabled community, regardless of mental, physical, or emotional disability, will be accorded the dignity and inclusiveness these vulnerable people deserve. My books amplify these causes through character and plot, but my dedication is more succinctly expressed through these articles and editorials.
My son Andrew's inspirational story was picked up by a news magazine in England. It details not only the trials and obstacles he faced in his twenty-four years of coping with severe muscular dystrophy, but illustrates how he rose above the obstacles imposed on hm and lived life as if he were as unimpaired as any of his peers. It sets the bar high for those of us faced with lesser difficulties.
A commentary on the state of the patient-physician relationship in today's world of disheartening all-too-frequent impersonal medical interactions and at times over-reliance on technology at the expense of individualized personal care.
A personal anecdote of my own devastating interactions with fellow physicians and the medical establishment during the years of caring for my son. Such disheartening care set in motion my skepticism and suspicion of the state of medical care which persists top this day. Honorable exceptions are also shared.
