As I have started to mature, meaning hit the 40’s, the priority
of having good health has moved up. I’m at the age where I need to get a colonoscopy,
a prostate exam and a host of vitamin supplements. Even though my health is a
concern, I still need a pep talk from my wife in order to get the ball rolling.
Right about the time when I’m motivated to make the appointments and put some
vacation time in from my work; BAM! A Dr. from Detroit has made over 17 million
dollars from diagnosing people with a terminal blood cancer, who didn’t even
have cancer! This Dr. was also giving unnecessary infusions or injections and
flat out misdiagnosing the rest. Just how many patients did this Dr. Bamboozle?
Around 553 patients put their trust in this Dr and fell victim to his web page
of labeling him as, “World-Renowned” and “Top Doc”. One patient had been
grossly over treated with expensive and harsh chemotherapy; to which he had a
testicle removed. Another patient received chemotherapy for 2 ½ years but he
didn’t even have cancer. The treatments were so strong that the patient’s teeth
fell out of his mouth and his jaw started to change shape. By the way, the Dr. received
a sentence of at least 34 years.
As I reflected on this story, and once again became
ambivalent to prioritizing my own health; I recalled what the wisest man in the
world left for advice. He said, “Where no counsel is, the people fall; but in
the multitude of counselors there is safety”. (Proverbs 11:14)
What the wisest man in the world was saying is that an
individual is to obtain a wide range of input, opinions and facts before coming
to a conclusion and making a final decision. Talk with your spouse, friends,
and relatives. Seek much legal advice, get a 2nd and 3rd
opinion and meet with professionals. Obtain a multitude of published documents,
books and findings. NEVER RELY ON
THE ADVICE OF ANY ONE DOCTOR, LAWYER OR INTRUCTOR.
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