~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Sylvia & others Your discussion of the doctord focus on cure and nurse on "now" reminds me of a situation I was in with my daughter that shows what is different between us. Sara had a full body reaction to something causing water weight gain of about 40 pounds, exzema from head to toe and dyspnea. Her pediatricia and associates looked her up and down and said "Interesting". I reminded them that they could be interested after we made my 11 year old feel better. Of course it is important to know why in treating illness and prevention of illness (or should I say health promotion?), but lets not miss the forest for the trees. Pat Dyer, RNC