wizard
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As a physician, over the last 20 years, I have treated a group of young patients with a neurological autoimmune disease that I've written about previously...can read if you have the time. http://www.penturners.org/forum/f18/ive-missed-you-all-wizard-doc-111578/
Each of my young patients is presented with a pen at some point. Some come over with their parents and learn pen turning. I have watched them grow up and finish school and start their careers. Joey was one of those kids. He graduated at the top of his class from college...passed numerous tests and was now settling into his career as a financial advisor. Joey had been one of my most creative young ones. He had suffered as a kid but his eyes never lost their spark. He learned how to fight back. He was bullied at times and much to his parents chagrin, I told him once off the cuff "Joey, you should have just kicked that kid's butt". Well he went back to school and actually did just that. Needless to say, I got a call from his parents.
Joey, now grown and at a routine check up, indicated his interest in pen making, said "Hey Doc..I need to get some tools." I directed him to Woodcraft near his home in Dallas.
His routine appointments are scheduled for every 6 months. However, I saw him on my appointment schedule one morning 4 months early and I started to worry. My secretary just told he seemed fine when he made the last minute appointment. When I walked into the room, I noticed Joey had placed a white box on my desk. I sat down and we started to talk. He said there was nothing wrong..that he just wanted to see me early. He had a grin on his face...and pushed the box towards me and said " Hey Doc.. I did get some tools and made something. It's the first one I made. I wanted you to have it." While I was opening it...expecting a pen in the oversized box he informed me in his usual blunt fashion that pen making was boring. I smiled and finished opening the box and found a hand carved Caduceus. He had learned wood carving in the space of two months.
I was speechless..and very proud. Doc
Each of my young patients is presented with a pen at some point. Some come over with their parents and learn pen turning. I have watched them grow up and finish school and start their careers. Joey was one of those kids. He graduated at the top of his class from college...passed numerous tests and was now settling into his career as a financial advisor. Joey had been one of my most creative young ones. He had suffered as a kid but his eyes never lost their spark. He learned how to fight back. He was bullied at times and much to his parents chagrin, I told him once off the cuff "Joey, you should have just kicked that kid's butt". Well he went back to school and actually did just that. Needless to say, I got a call from his parents.
Joey, now grown and at a routine check up, indicated his interest in pen making, said "Hey Doc..I need to get some tools." I directed him to Woodcraft near his home in Dallas.
His routine appointments are scheduled for every 6 months. However, I saw him on my appointment schedule one morning 4 months early and I started to worry. My secretary just told he seemed fine when he made the last minute appointment. When I walked into the room, I noticed Joey had placed a white box on my desk. I sat down and we started to talk. He said there was nothing wrong..that he just wanted to see me early. He had a grin on his face...and pushed the box towards me and said " Hey Doc.. I did get some tools and made something. It's the first one I made. I wanted you to have it." While I was opening it...expecting a pen in the oversized box he informed me in his usual blunt fashion that pen making was boring. I smiled and finished opening the box and found a hand carved Caduceus. He had learned wood carving in the space of two months.
I was speechless..and very proud. Doc
