Sad notes today …

No one tells you how lonely it can be caring for a baby.

And did you hear? A couple are suing Navy Hospital for $25 million in the death of their newborn baby. I was seen by both the midwife and doctor named in the lawsuit during my pregnancy. The doctor who ultimately delivered Zoey is not the one being sued. His name is Dr. Alkhas – and he was very professional, and very nice to me. He didn’t hesitate to act when he saw Zoey was in fetal distress. As far as I’m concerned, he saved her life that day.

Navy Hospital is just like any other hospital or clinic. There are good doctors, great doctors, and mediocre doctors. I’ve been a patient there since 1993, and my experience has been good for the most part. I’ve been seen by some really terrific doctors who did a lot for me. Though, as my faithful readers know, I’ve had my share of mistakes and mishaps happen to me. The worst of which was when they “lost” my medical record after the light box accident, circa 1996. That has haunted me for years, because I don’t know everything that was in there and there are questions that I can’t answer – such as, what was that local anesthetic they gave me that I was allergic to when they operated on my finger in 1995? I don’t know. Now, before every procedure I have, I have to mention this to them and say that I don’t know what it was, but whatever it was it was bad enough that they put me under general anesthesia afterwards.

Like I said, for the most part we’re all just people – doing the best we can every day.