06/07/2022
If anyone had Mrs. Tindall, there’s a neat story posted on this site about her and her son.
“My son got hired at the hospital owned rural health clinic right out of medical school. He said, ‘Mom, can you come run the office?’ I thought, ‘How many sons actually ask their mothers to work with them? You know, most don’t even want to see their moms. They just move away.’ I thought, ‘What a compliment.’ Having had 25 years of teaching at that time, I was able to retire and I told him, ‘Okay, I will.’ We were there for 15 years, but in the span of about 18 months, three of the doctors died, one retired, and one moved away. By the end, my son was one of only two doctors left there. He was taking hospital calls every other night and every other weekend. Eventually, he said, ‘They keep promising to recruit more help, but nobody will take the job. Something has got to change. My daughter doesn’t even recognize me anymore.’ So, three years ago we set up our own rural health clinic down the street, and now he has his life back. He still loves the people at the hospital, but he loves his daughter more. Now he gets to watch her grow up. Between our time at the hospital clinic and here, we’ve been working together for almost 18 years.” (2/5)
Connie Tindall and Dr. Jeffrey Tindall, Board Certified in Family Practice, Midwest Rural Convenient Care
📷 | Ava Mandoli
