Angela W
Took my son to the doctors on Friday about ongoing stomach issues. His dad had taken him a couple of times before about the same issue but he was still having problems, so I rang to book an appointment. The doctor has a new policy of doing remote appointments, so he called me to take about my son’s issues. I explained as best I could but I am not the patient! He told me to bring my son in, so I did. In front of my son, he said, “see… this is why we like to meet the patients rather than talking to mum” – like I had tried to speak for him? I hadn’t spoke during the entire time. The doctor seemed to forget that he rang me when he was adorning me with “anxious mother” tropes.