by Anne Harrell

Created on: August 30, 2008   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

Who is amazing in your life? Which doctors made a difference?

In last twenty-five years, there have been different medical issues that have come up in my family where a doctor of different specialties has treated my family. Every single one of the doctors has their own personality that has made each one of them in some way or form very special to us. They have all touched our lives to some degree whether in words, compassion, or the treatment they have given to one or more of us that have left a lasting impression on our lives where the mere mention of their names brings back a flood of memories. Each doctor deserves a standing oblation for all that they have done to improve the quality of care they have given to my family. Some of those special doctors are Dr. Garrison, Dr. Miller, Dr. Thomas, and Dr. White.

One doctor that stands out the most to my family over the other doctors is Dr. Larry E. White, a pediatric neurologist from the Children's Hospital Of Kings Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. One of the countless reasons why Dr. White stands out the most to us is that he has a very caring attitude that makes each of his patients feel very special. He has a very calming voice that takes the defense out of the most excitable parent. He has his way in a very stressful emergency to defuse the fear that the parents have where they see that he has things under control, even if he is sweating bullets on the inside, he will keep his composure while trying to stabilize the patient.

One of the many things that Mark and I remember about Dr. White when Cyndy would be in a crisis, whether it was in the emergency room, or up in the unit he would stay in the room with Cyndy or near by until he knew that Cyndy's condition had stabilized. One instance that I remember very clearly was a time when her blood work came back looking horrible, and he admitted her to the hospital to pull her off a few of her seizure meds without tapering them down. He was very honest with us when he told us that he was not sure if she would go into status quote seizuring or what would happen. He prepared us for when the seizures would start up that he was going to send her to the ICU unit where she would be placed on the ventilator. Cyndy seizured one time that night but do you know, he stayed in the room with her that whole night. The only time he left the room was to deal with another emergency issue that had arisen, but he would come back shortly. Cyndy must have had to know when Dr. White was on

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