I went to the ophthalmologist this week in Ashland about 70 minutes away. None of the Hayward docs carry my insurance so off to the north I go. Any excuse to see Lake Superior is OK with me. My eyes received a clean bill of health again this year. After 32 years of Type I diabetes I am very relieved that I can continue to make that statement.
Most people say that you have to have good health to live in the Northwoods because specialists are at a distance. I plan to buck that school of thought. After spending much time researching the family doctors in Hayward, I found a woman who used to be a pastor. I guess she found that calling too easy so she went to medical school and became a doctor in her 40's! At my first appointment she had a list of questions for me that she had written down in preparation for the appointment. This new doc had read my entire medical history from the files that I had sent to her from my numerous specialists in the Chicago area. Those of you who are healthy and not as familiar with the system don't realize that doctors read the notes of the nurse that checked you in as they are walking in the exam room. She wants to give me proper care, and she cares about me. Plus with her being much younger than I am, she can assist me through the aging process with diabetes. The medical care in the Northwoods was my major concern when we moved. My mind is at ease.
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