Dementions: Addressing Concerns

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ADDRESSING CONCERNS

Dr. Alex Lurch noticed that his Georgetown American Uniersit! di"loma was as#ew. $e

ho"ed that his clients wouldn%t notice that the medical school was located in Gu!ana& and

"erha"s might con'use the school with another& more esteemed one& in our nation%s ca"ital. $e

shi'ted the 'rame& lic#ing his index 'inger and ru((ing o'' a smudge oer the school crest. Su''ice

it to sa! that the 'oreign school would not a""roe o' nor condone his continued education with

the er! "riate C!"rus Clinic in )est'ield& Connecticut.

Surrounding this certi'icate were seeral "la*ues indicating his success'ul com"letion o'

courses designed and taught (! the C!"rus Clinic itsel'. +he! included ,Anxiet! -anagement o'

the Dementia atient&/ ,0amil! Com'ort in Al1heimer%s&/ and ,Lew! 2od! Dementia3

Nightmares on Steroids./ As the clinic%s director& Dr. 0rederic# 2our(on& had ex"lained& these

would gie his clients a sense o' securit! and con'idence that the! had come to the right "lace

and that he was the man 'or the 4o(. A'ter ad4usting his wire rim glasses and chec#ing his

Ironman watch& he marched down the hall. As he "assed the main rece"tion des#& Claudia rushed

toward him with a mint5colored sheet o' "a"er.

,It%s the new "rotocol matrix& Alex. Dr. 2our(on%s (est e''ort !et. Lots o' changes.

6ou might need it with these two./ She nodded down the side hall towards the "atient exam

rooms& then dashed (ac# to answer the "hone.

Dr. Lurch continued down the hall& reading the chart. Diagnoses were listed on one axis

and treatments on the other. +he treatments were cr!"tic to an!one outside the clinic& 'or

instance& ,+I-2ER/ and ,USE -+ LIS+./ $e 'li""ed through it& anno!ed. It seemed that

eer! wee# Dr. 2our(on launched a new sure5'ire treatment that wound u" in the shredder the


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'ollowing 0rida!. Still& Dr. Lurch was determined to 'ocus on what he%d (e trained to do3

Consult& Com'ort& and i' necessar!& Create. U"on reaching the exam room he sla""ed a smile on

his 'ace as he o"ened the door.

$e nodded towards the seated and (owed man with dirt! gra! hair. In those now 'lat

gunmetal e!es& thinning retinas had warned o' this sad condition !ears (e'ore. ,I%e reiewed

!our tests& -r. Grossman& and I want to than# !ou 'or !our time and coo"eration. I #now it isn%t

'un to go through a da! o' testing here at the C!"rus Clinic./

+hen he turned to the standing wi'e& who "ulled at her #nit na! dress. ,Now& -rs.

Grossman& I%d li#e to s"ea# with !ou "riatel!& i' I ma!./ $e held u" the (eige 'older mar#ed

,Grossman& Leonard& 78& Dementia&/ and whis"ered& ,+est results./

,Lenn!& wh! don%t !ou go ta#e a loo# at that (eauti'ul 'ish tan# in the waiting room. Do

!ou remem(er9/ -rs. Grossman o''ered her hus(and the tri5"ronged cane. Lenn! wrestled the

cane 'rom her gri". ,O' course I remem(er& !ou whore:/ he sna""ed and le't in a hu''.

Dr. Lurch "atted the gra! u"holstered chair. ,Camille& can I call !ou Camille9/

,lease do./

Dr. Lurch ta""ed the 'ile. ,I (eliee !ou%re in luc#./

,Oh& than# goodness./

,Our tests showed that Lenn! has some arteriosclerosis& (ut that in general he%s in good

health./

$er (ottom li" (egan to *uier. ,Oh dear./

,6ou wrote that he ta#es Cardura9/

,$e%s had a "ro(lem with high (lood "ressure since he was 'i't!./


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,)ell& then& there%s one solution. I%d ta#e him o'' that immediatel!&/ Dr. Lurch

recommended. ,And while !ou%re at it& !ou might want to u" his sodium inta#e./

,2ut wouldn%t he taste that9/ she as#ed.

,Common misconce"tion. It%s not 4ust salt. Other sodium ingredients are 4ust as e''ectie

at raising (lood "ressure. I%d suggest sodium alginate. It%s tasteless. 6ou can (u! the "owder

online. Crush it u" and s"rin#le it in his "rune 4uice& mashed "otatoes& whateer he%ll eat./

She (egan digging in her red in!l "urse. $e gentl! o''ered her a note "ad and a C!"rus

Clinic "en.

,)on%t he notice his (lood "ressure rising9/ she as#ed as she wrote.

,+han#'ull! no. $aen%t !ou seen the ads9 ;+he Silent


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Dr. Lurch too# another glance at the "rotocol matrix and then set it on the counterto". A

second aenue o' success had occurred to him. Occasionall! his creatie 4uices did 'low. ,I%m

er! sorr! to hear that. So& another o"tion here. Let%s get him the real thing& I%d go with =iagra&

and #ee" him on the Cardura>in 'act& dou(le u"& tell him he missed his morning "ill. +ogether

that should (e enough to dro" his (lood "ressure into the sixties. $e%ll li#el! colla"se. I' !ou

"la! it right& let%s sa!& i' !ou%re on the to" o' the dishwasher or straddling the "orch railing& the

'all itsel' should do the tric#./ Dr. Lurch too# a "rescri"tion "ad 'rom the stainless ta(le. ,I%ll

gie !ou the name o' a urologist in town./

,I don%t #now?/

)hile he was not a "h!sical "erson& he had (een adised that a touch o'ten healed in a

wa! words could not. +hus he "atted her #nee and smiled. ,Now& I (et !ou could "lant a (ee in

his (onnet a(out that. 2e a (it 'lirtatious. I%m sure !ou remem(er how. 6ou%re *uite attractie&

Camille. Remem(er& it%s onl! a matter o' time./

Camille (lushed. ,Come to thin# a(out it& I thin# I%ll stic# with the sodium and sto"

giing him the Cardura. $e%ll neer notice that./

,lease call me (ac# i' !ou change !our mind& Camille. I%m so "leased that the C!"rus

Clinic could hel" !ou toda!. And what is our 'aorite sa!ing around here9/

, ;8@@ $as 2etter +hings to Do +oda!.% /

,Exactl!. Don%t 'orget it:/ he admonished.

Dr. Lurch o"ened the door 'or Camille& and 'ollowed her to the rece"tion area. -r.

Grossman struggled to rise 'rom his chair. Ic! Rodrigue1 wal#ed (! "ushing a doll! loaded with

co''ee and creamer (oxes. Dr. Lurch could see -r. Grossman%s e!es cloud.


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,Sto" ma#ing e!es at that -exican& !ou huss!: )ait %til I get !ou home:/ -r.

Grossman hollered.

2ac# in his o''ice& Dr. Lurch 'inali1ed his comments in -r. Grossman%s chart. $e was

"leased with himsel'& and 'ran#l! sur"rised at how eas! this was. Clients and "atients came in

with uns"ea#a(le (urdens and he sim"l! 'ollowed the "rotocol matrix and his considera(le

training& and gae his recommendation. +he! le't with a slightl! lighter emotional& not to

mention 'inancial& (urden. In a 'ew months& he ex"ected that widow Grossman would (e out

"la!ing (ridge with her 'riends& smiling& laughing& "erha"s& !es& een ma#ing e!es at a handsome

-exican. Indeed& he was saing lies.

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