Monday afternoon Renee Richard from CCMC Drug Trial called to check in on us. I mentioned that we had used the last of the prednisolone on Friday night.  Renee was leaving for vacation but said she would feel better if she knew I had called Dr. Friedman to request a refill to have on hand for Olivia.

I called over to Dr. Friedman’s office and got Gloria on the phone.  I mention that I need a refill and the conversation goes something like this:

Me: Hi Gloria, it’s Tricia, Maddie & Olivia’s mom. How are you?
Gloria: Oh Hi! How are you doing?
Me: (explains about croup episode, requests Dr. F call in another refill.)
Gloria: (long pause) Oh, you don’t know …
Me: (starting to freak out)
Gloria: Dr. Friedman left the practice.
Me: (picture me gasping and jaw hitting the desk).
Gloria: She’s opening another practice locally.  It’s all rumors right now. We haven’t been told anything concrete yet.

She then gave me Dr. Friedman’s cell phone number and said I was allowed to call her on it if I had any questions.

I immediately called the number and talked to Dr. Friedman.  She is opening a new practice and it is likely to be right down the street from us!!!!  She would call in a refill and told me to call her if I had any questions in the meantime.  She’s hoping to have the new practice up and running next month. Whew!  The thought of having to “train” a new doctor on Olivia is something I’d really rather avoid.  We’ve got a great situation with Dr. Friedman and Dr. Heller working so well together.  AND, Dr. Friedman is bringing along her nurses so we don’t have to “train” any nurses either!

I wasn’t sure I should call Dr. Friedman’s cell during off hours so I emailed Dr. Heller the next day to ask her if I could call the cardiology group in the off chance that we needed to speak with someone off hours in the meantime that Dr. Friedman is in limbo.  She talked with Dr. Friedman and they wanted us to call her on her cell if there’s any issues that arise with Olivia in the meantime.  (insert foreboding music.)