On his way to be sworn in as the most powerful man in the world, had to be lifted out of his car and carried up the stairs.
On his way to be sworn in as the most powerful man in the world, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had to be lifted out of his car and carried up the stairs. Frances Perkins, who campaigned with Roosevelt and later became Secretary of Labor, said the most remarkable thing about the president’s paralysis was how little its hindrance bothered him. He once told her: “If you can’t use your legs and they bring you milk when you want orange juice, you learn to say, ‘that’s all right,’ and drink it.
One morning, while I was alone in the house, my daughter-boss Rachel, who spent weeks with her mom, sent me several messages. She says the nurses from Neuro ICU visited the Ilocana on both shifts. They are so sweet. Sir Mike, who runs the ICU center, has been gracious since the first day of admittance until the transfer to a private room. The PTs, nurses and doctors are all so gracious, kind and extremely patient.
Then I realized that all the positivity and fun in our family culture that we have cultivated over the years is paying off today, even in crucial and difficult situations like these. This physician had a tech assistant, but the poor guy could not get his slide going. The doctor lost his cool and could not tolerate the hassle. He muttered some crude and coarse words, displayed obvious disdain toward the poor tech guy and dampened the mood of the entire audience in the hotel ballroom. He made my work difficult after his presentation, and I had to work extra hard to brighten up the room when it was my turn to speak.
Learn to say “No” diplomatically. There was a time when doctors would listen to a patient’s dissenting opinion and reply, “No. I am the doctor here, and I know more than you.” There was a time – and I guess it still happens today—when bosses, managers or leaders would say, “No. I am your boss, and you do what I say. If I need your opinion, I will give it to you!”
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