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I think I may have gotten through to someone! If you read my previous post about the encounter with Kate's pediatrician you'll know that something rather inappropriate was said during our last appointment. I felt bad for bursting into tears as I'm normally the type who buries my feelings and thinks about all of the things I should have said and done after the fact. I know he felt bad even though he apologized and followed us out to apologize again. What I didn't realize is that this wasn't the end of this awkward encounter.
Today after Kate was down for her nap, the phone rang. I picked it up and it was Kate's pediatrician. He was calling to check to on her to see if her rash had gone away. Now I've been to the pediatrician plenty of times with double ear infections and other issues but have never received a follow-up from the ped. I knew then why he was calling.. he truly felt bad about our exchange the other day. He asked how Kate was doing, and said if there were any questions, or if her hives got worse to bring her in any time because he's there every single day. I thought this was very nice of him to be concerned. He then apologized again for the conversation the other day and he said he truly felt awful for making us feel uncomfortable and for making me cry. :) I told him it was okay, that everyone makes mistakes, and that it wouldn't keep us from coming back to see him because we truly liked him. Shoot -- if I fired everyone who made some sort of inappropriate comment after we lost our child, I'd have no family or friends left!
Based on the phone call, I'm fairly certain that he'll never make the mistake of saying such things to another couple whether they've lost a child or not.