Day 2 #SOL16
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin
It is 4:13 PM, and I am still circling the office park looking for the correct building. I have a 4:15 appointment with a new allergist, and I am feeling just a little stressed. I find Building M, zip into a parking space, and power-walk to the office door. The receptionist greets me with a clipboard and a request to see the usual – my photo id, insurance card, and payment. I sit down to complete the papers before me, and I am distracted by voices coming from a loft office, CNN on the TV, and the doctor and nurses moving in and out of the room. I am not sure how I am feeling about this new office and new doctor.
After a few minutes the doctor calls me back to his office to discuss my current ailment and take my medical history. As I answer his questions, my eyes scan the massive desk before me. I am drawn to a book of quotes by Benjamin Franklin that sits atop a pile of medical magazines. It is the same book of quotes by BF that I own! (As you read more of my blog entires you will see that I LOVE quotes!) Well, if this doctor has such wonderful taste in reading material, he must be good, I thought.
My visit continues in an examining room. Once all the necessities are completed, I am again find myself in the doctor’s office to discuss the next steps and a plan of action. While waiting for him to return, I notice something that I hadn’t noticed before. There on his wall were many of the Franklin quotes written and illustrated by a child. Now I am totally convinced that this is the perfect doc for me. How can I go wrong with someone who obviously values quotable words and the works of children?
Rita DiCarne 
Books can be comforting in so many ways! Glad to hear that you felt more at ease – love the idea of kids illustrating quotes. Great idea!
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Writing in the present tense really put me in the moment, Rita. I am always nervous about getting to my appointment on time, but most of the time I have to wait anyway. Good luck with the new doctor!
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I’m reading your post between sneezes (allergies) and thinking what a cool decor (quotes) for a doctor’s office. I went back in my mind to see my doctor’s office and all I can see are large pictures of butterflies. Not sure of the significance. But one who supports a love of the language and kid’s work, it’s a win-win!!
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Great slice. I love quotes as well, and I have them stuck to the walls throughout my sixth grade classroom.
I love how you make the point that when meeting someone new (even a new doctor), seeing a book you both have in common can put you at ease. I do the same with books in common and with musical tastes, too.
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I enjoyed your doctor’s visit. Doesn’t that sound odd? I can relate, going to doctors, especially a new one poses many questions of trust, faith and your comfort zone. I still recall the art work in my children’s pediatrician’s office. They were comical but posed questions just looking at them. They engaged the child immediately; it was friendly but you had to ask about it, thus letting the child start the conversation.
I love quotes too.
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