Tami Gale: "Brian is a Mensch" |
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| by RBW (no login) Doctors and Students: As you all know, before I received that blast Email from Gale on Podiatry On Line on February 21, 2000, I had never met, spoke with, or even knew of ANY Podiatrist in North Dakota!!!! Certainly NOT Gale!! I did not go to PCPM with him. I graduated in 1980, he was admitted in 1985. We never went to the same seminar. Our paths never crossed, until he sent that Email to the entire profession. I Emailed him back as I was sure that he was some lowlife loser who the Podiatry Board wanted to dump. After all, Podiatry Boards are made up of Podiatrists, and if we have to be tried by a jury of our peers, it is by Podiatrists, right??? Who understands us best? Well, I read the Legal Briefs. And other material. I interviewed him for hours. I asked for Patient Charts to be duplicated and sent to me. I spent an incredible amount of time on this case. And, all the while I was INDEPENDENT. There is no question about that. I had no dog in that hunt. Well, what I remember is that one evening I called Brian at home to "grill" him some more. I mean, my questions were hostile. Brian invited the Profession to review his case, and I accepted. I dug for dirt. I investigated his Informed Consents. I tried to understand what the Podiatry Board was questioning. Well, Tami, Brian's wife answered the phone. Brian was not home so I interviewed her to see if I could ferret out some inconsistency. I asked Tami, "what kind of guy is Brian?" I will always remember her answer. She said to me that "Brian is a Mensch." She told me that she had been married once before and had a baby girl from that marriage. She met Brian when her daughter was about 1 year old. Now, they have a daughter from their marriage. What Tami told me is that Brian loves both girls equally!! Both call him "Daddy". She told me that Brian actively works with the prior husband so that there is domestic harmony and peace. For those readers who did not grow up in "step families" or who do not have step kids, I don't think that you can appreciate this. Brian's dad died when he was 9 years old. His mother struggled to raise all of the siblings. These tough experiences gave Brian some unusual qualities... an inner strength...a genuine love for his family...and grit. Let me share with the Reader another observation. One the day that Brian was in Court to resolve his Bankruptcy, he called my wife at her place of business to comfort her as he knew that she was going through a trauma of her own. He is a thoughtful guy. Rich Posted to Podiatry Forum Posted on Nov 02 2000, 12:58 PM from IP address 63.17.9.93 |
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