Question everything, even doctors

I keep saying that caregivers should be able to question their care recipient's doctors. Apparently I am not the only one. Check out this article by a doctor at Strength for Caring. It starts out with a note by the doctor about a guy that told of his doctor not being able to clear up a cough that had lasted for months, yet a second doctor was able to clear up in two days.

We like to think that the doctors know all and can be trusted to give our loved one the best care there is, but sometimes a different perspective can make all the difference. Be warned though, don't blindly trust that second perspective - my dad was told he was dying in two weeks and not to even bother getting ready for Christmas. Man was his regular doc pissed about that.