Recently I took an ancient friend to visit her doctor. He’s famously late keeping appointments because he famously spends A LOT of time with each patient, whatever he feels is necessary to really hear and address their concerns, which, as we all know, is pretty unusual these days. His patients are happy to wait.

At the end of the visit, he unexpectedly wrote me a prescription. “Check this out”, he said.

“Can I blog it?”

“Sure”, he said, “spread it around.”

It is an instant mood lifter, just about whatever your predicament might be.

It made me think of what doctors, and others,  can do besides lab tests and drugs to help their patients heal…

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10 replies on “a doctor’s improv rx: jive aces ‘bring me sunshine’

  1. What a GREAT DOCTOR!!!!
    I’d wait all day to see him if I had to go to the doctor.
    And what a great prescription!!!
    Way to go Doc!!!
    Bellah

  2. my daughter just started drum lessons with a fantastic teacher who seems to be the most optimistic, sweetest guy on earth, and he is in several jazz and lindy hop bands. i told him, the other day, there is no way to be depressed listening and dancing to this music. i hope this goes viral!!!

  3. My kind of doctor – let’s get more of these.

  4. If i need a sunshine during my day… this song is just perfect for give me exactly that i need 😀

  5. Wonderful! This is the way to sort out any problem – it starts with your attitude – well done to the doc!

  6. The doc recommended watching the video not getting ‘involved’ with them.

  7. He is my doc here in the US, AND WE WAIT ALL DAY IF WE HAVE TO FOR HIM, HE IS THE BESTTTTT!

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