The 15 year-old had what she thought were gas pains for the past several months. Then one day the pains became terrible, she came to the Emergency Department, and delivered a baby. Then the doctors and nurses had their usual…
She really was in a fix. She spoke only spanish. She was a teenager alone in this country with only her father, and he was pretty mad right now. She was having belly pain and didn't understand why- until I broke it to them that…
This happens at least once per month, the last time just three weeks ago. A teenager comes into the Emergency Department complaining of abdominal pain, vomiting in the morning for a week or two; and by the way, has not had a…
Take it from me, the father of three teenagers: teenagers are trouble. They whine and grump when asked to do the dishes, fold clothes, or clean up. They beg for fast food day and night. The good manners they practiced just a…
