That sentence was never raised from my lips,
If you don?t like my plan or my style, you completely have the right to fire me as your physician. What you cannot do is fire everybody else?s practitioner because you?re upset.
They picked the wrong doctor to go after this time. I will fight this all the way, not even just for me. I am fighting for every doctor afraid to open their mouth and speak the truth because of fears of this happening.
They have abused my civil rights at every turn. Since this happened, I have been on CNN, Good Morning America and the Today Show with another patient, Melinda Haney. This is a compelling story of an abusive government that is un-monitored.
Its an epidemic in the United States, and its croaking us,
Im sorry, ... If shes watching, Im devoutly sorry to have offended you. I didnt mean to offend you. I meant to tell you the truth. And thats what I tried to do.
That patient is currently in a nursing home completely demented, tied to a chair drooling on herself and doesn't recognize anybody, ... She was in pretty nearly that condition at the time she filed that complaint.
This is not a done deal. This is a very tough issue. And except for Todd, no one has made a decision.
Its your weight ... and theres dozens of programs, ... You dont have to come here and be my acolyte. You can join Jenny Craig. You can go see Weight Watchers.
Obesity is high in this country for adults and for children, and it has to do with diet and the choice of food. Physicians must confront obesity where they can and not have the weight of government on them as they do it.