Changes in the healthcare field have threatened the once sacred relationship between patient and physician. While much has been written on the subject of the doctor-patient relationship for physicians and other healthcare providers, information tailored for patients remains lacking. This welcome volume offers practical information to help patients make the most of their interaction with their doctors. Among the topics discussed are finding the right physicians, gaining direct telephone access to a doctor, ensuring good communication between health care providers, protecting personal health information, seeking a second opinion, and using walk-in clinics. In-depth interviews with primary care physicians and medical specialists provide a unique perspective on issues of importance to patients, from pediatrics to geriatrics. The personal relationship between doctor and patient remains the foundation of healing and good practice, and this guide offers valuable advice for protecting and maximizing this crucial relationship.

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For L.A.P.D. detective Aubri Payton, the only thing worse than being abducted is learning the cost of her ransom... For as long as she can remember, Aubri's life has consisted of pain and perseverance. A past she can't explain. A future she can't quite face. Then, the last thing she wants...a new partner. One she barely tolerates. Strangely, one who seems to understand her. As soon as she begins to feel a connection to him, she finds herself in the worst situation of her life. And suddenly, Aubri is faced with the ultimate decision...save her own life and hand over the partner she thought she never wanted, or save his and make herself a human sacrifice.

Though his heart is healing, Noah's life is falling apart. A tragic accident has taken the only woman Noah Myers thought he could ever love. But, despite the pain of loss, he soon finds himself falling in love with the woman who killed her. His world is shattered, his heart torn apart, and single fatherhood looms like an impending storm on the horizon. Noah hasn't begun to cope with his own grief. Then she shows up, begging for forgiveness. Lindsey Preston, the woman who took his wife, and altered his life forever. He soon finds they have an unexpected emotional connection. . .One that ultimately threatens to destroy his life within the tight knit community he loves. Noah struggles with his loss, with the expectations of others, and with his own heart, as he does the unthinkable, and grows close to Lindsey, a woman struggling, herself. Lindsey has a hidden past, filled with fear and violence she's trying to outrun. The last thing she wants is to hurt Noah further, but her love places his very existence in jeopardy. The church congregation whose children he leads finds him unfit, and his in-laws threaten to take his own daughters. Lindsey, trying to find peace and safety in a new place, never imagined the emotional storm she finds herself in after falling in love with Noah. Deciding to spare him anymore pain or loss, she walks away. Little does she know, she could very well cost him his life in the process. With her past closing in, and Noah's life on the line, they must rely on the only things they have left...their faith, their courage, and their love for each other.

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