From the Desk of Robin Ellen Leder,M.D.
Good morning, everyone!
How are you all? Things are much the same, with Karen and I holding down the fort, with some visits (mostly on the phone), blood drawing as needed, and probably most important, refills. BTW, If you want to do a visit on Zoom , we can certainly do that with you to, let me know. I am waiting for my new laptop, delivery is very, very slow - and small laptops are hard to get right now, as Zoom meetings become the our social gathering place: "the New Order."
Just two things I wanted to touch on. First, in fact, is orders :-) For those who asked us to buy one or more bottles of injectable Vitamin C for them, the shipment is in at last. If any of the bottles are yours, you can come pick them up, leave them with us for use as needed, or arrange to get an intravenous treatment in the office when you are up to it. The HCG order is still unplaced (it's true!), as we have not easily reached those interested for credit card information - but I think Thursday is the day! MIC ("fat burner" shots) are not affected by this cessation in production, and will be available ongoingly - but I do not believe that they alone are the basis for a successful diet. They are an adjunct to the HCG program or a useful part of a weight maintenance or diet protocol.
Believe it or not, my real intent in this post is to ask how all of you are thinking about "re-opening the economy." I can only really come at it as a physician, and think about what is best for health and keeping people safe from physical harm and alive. In fact, typing the letters "physic" twice just now, I am realizing that the title of my "job" directs me first to to the physical, even though I hope to think that in my work, I am equally interested in the emotional and spiritual, which for me are not separate. Yet, my first thought is to save and protect and even address things through the physical.
I know that many are tired of being indoors, and not being able to participate in their active lives, work, friends and family. I also know that many are in financial need without work, and maybe the stimulus and other programs are not sufficient, whether for my patients or for so many others around the country. And there are countless questions as to how to open things back up, at so many levels.
It's easy for me to say stay in as long as it takes to make things entirely safe, period. But I am very curious and interested to hear what you all think, so I can gain a better idea of consensus, not from any politician with any agenda of any sort, not from TV media, not even from "TV" doctors, but from my brilliant, open-minded, and always-thinking-inside-and-outside the box patients - i.e., from a bunch of smart people!
So, if you have a moment, sit down and tell me your thoughts about re-opening our economy and trying to "return to normal": what makes sense to you, what excites you, your fears, your expectations, in this regard: when to re-open, how to re-open, etc. I will read everything you say and if I hear get enough feedback, will put it together and share it with you so that you all can get a sense of how your fellow super-smart patients are thinking about this extremely critical issue.
Thank you as always for being you. Knowing and working with you is a constant source of joy.
Stay safe, stay healthy, stay sane -
Best regards -
Dr. Robin Ellen Leder