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Show 7/* d diagnosed flu but the boy had died of diabetic coma a days l a t e r . I knew t h a t my f a t h e r had made mistakes, d I wanted to know if t h i s was one of them, if he had . b e e n so caught up in r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s that he had lost perspective. Or was the whole a f f a i r simply a trumped-up One. oP Q accusation directed againstAt h e hated breed of naturopaths, and a polygamist to boot! My f a t h e r had been harrassed by the medical profession and i t s coterie of social workers and government o f f i c i a l s for as long as I could remember. It wouldn't surprise me to l e a r n that his part had been hyperbolized. Even then, he would face problems. A Child Protection Team was investigating, and I knew they would love to get his p r a c t i t i o n e r 's license. Then what would a l l the people in the group and the family do? My father sighed and rubbed his forehead. He spoke almost mechanically, as though reciting something he had already said many times. "I told the boy's parents to take him to a hospital if his condition didn't improve. It was my weekend to go north, so I couldn't be on call. While I was gone,the Watkins decided against hospitalization. They *., • foi+h and wait for my return, decided to pray and exercise their faith and wa f course They say I The Family Services people blame me, 01 wnt he wasn't even a regular should have diagnosed the diabetes. But ne the Watlins are new to us ana problem. And Patient -Ahis own doctor hadn't identified the p A The child had all you know the flu has been going around. the symptoms. " „ "in other words, any doetor might have been fooled. He nodded briefly. "On a home visit, suoh as when I saw him - yes." «„ naddv? Even medical "Why are they being so hard on you, Daddy? |
