Necessary Invasive Test
All she could hear were the heart wrenching cries of a baby who just wanted her mother. For the third time she asked the nurse if she could go back, and when I was a month old, I wasn’t eating, and had a slight fever, and as her first born my mother was worried, and was directed to the hospital. What followed was a series of unnecessary invasive tests, including a spinal tap, all administered by a doctor that refused to listen to my mother’s explanations. After a day in the hospital, my regular pediatrician rightfully dismissed all the tests and declared me fine. His old school approach of observing the patient's behaviors, and listening to parents prevented further unnecessary procedures. His name was Dr. Hartford, and he embodies all that