For the time being at least, I'm through all those medical proddings my German-born-and-trained GP, Dr Ziergiebel, M.D.,FRACGP, FRCS A+E Ed., MRCP U.K., MRCGP U.K., DFFP, JCCA Accredited GP Anaesthetist, Senior Lecturer ANU Medical School Canberra, had meted out, and I have a ten-page Health Assessment Summary to prove it. Deutsche Gründlichkeit!
Remember Lieutenant Columbo and his "Just one more thing ..."? Just as I was leaving his surgery, Dr Ziergiebel, Columbo-like, asked me, "Just one more things? Have you considered completing an Advance Health Care Directive?" Seeing my blank face, he handed me a two-page form and suggested I read it, sign it, and have it witnessed by two other people.
As I retreated down the hallway clutching the document, I thought I heard him humming "This Old Man ..." Is there something he's not telling me?
