Posted by
Moonkeeper on Friday, September 26, 2008 2:17:04 PM
A young man by the name of Edward Connemmy decided it was best to begin regular check ups for the sake of his health. He opted for the newest health clinic to open. Every patient, when they had a problem, had their case evaluated by 12 doctors. Edward Connemmy was very physically fit. He jogged and lifted weights everyday. Edward had one weakness though, he was a heroin addict.
When Edward went in for his checkups, 11 of the doctors insisted he was healthy. Dr. Paul Donald however insisted that the patients outer-strength hid a growing weakness. Dr. Donald claimed that the heroin that the patient was taking was doing more harm then the good of his constant working out and that some day the heroin would take its toll on him. The other doctors dismissed him. He was known for his eccentric opinions. The other doctors dealt with him because the Board of Directors insisted he be part of the clinic.
As time went on, Edward occasionally had some issues. One a few seperate occasions, he had trouble shaking some common colds. The doctors would put him on physical therapy and give him morphine to cope with his withdrawal symptoms. Edward would recover and head back out to his normal working out and heroin use. in each case, Dr. Donald insisted it was a symptom of a much worse underlying health problem related to his addiction.
After a relatively healthy period for Edward, he was found one day in his apartment unconcious from an overdose. When he was brought to the clinic, the doctors discovered that Edward's heart was failing. They treated him for hours and brought to a serious but stable condition. His stability gave them a chance to figure out the underlying cause of his condition. It was found that the constant heroin use had hurt his body pretty severely.
In the meeting that followed, the doctors acknowledged that Dr. Donald was right. They then proceeded to ignore him on treatment suggetions, since he was eccentric.