The (Mis)Adventures of Dr. D

Petite Pedia Plots 129 While holding clinic, a little girl (maybe around five or six years old) comes into the room and tells me, "Vaccine please!" - sort of like ordering food from a restaurant.  So I tell her, "Sure, but you have to wait for your turn." All throughtout my clinic, this girl would come and go and ask me for a vaccine in that same polite manner. At the end of my clinic, I asked my secretary where that girl was.   And my sec tells me that the girl is not our patient. She was someone else's. No wonder she was bravely asking for a shot! She knew I wasn't about to give it to her!

Petite Pedia Plots 128 Dad and Mom come into the clinic with a 6 month old baby in tow.  They're complaining about the baby's rashes on her cheeks and around the mouth. Mom says that baby likes to put things in her mouth including her whole fist. I explain to the parents that the rashes are most likely caused by the saliva of their baby.  Dad then exclaims, "Sobra nga mag drool, Dra! Parang si Mommy pagkagising lang - tulo laway!" Photo from www.wisegeek.com

Petite Pedia Plots 127 Part of the routine check-up for well babies is checking on their developmental milestones.  With this 6 month old baby, I asked the Dad if the baby liked looking at himself in the mirror.  Dad answered, "Oh yes!  I think he got that from his Mom.  Mom likes to spend hours looking at herself in the mirror!" Too much info, Dad! From www.openspacesfengshui.com