5/5 Julie C. 2 years ago on Google
2ND
VISIT
TO
AMEN
CLINICS
I
came
in.
I
was
seen
immediately.
As
usual,
the
receptionist
Ariel
was
smiling.
She
had
just
changed
her
style.
It
took
me
a
minute
to
wake
up
to
that
fact.
Sue
the
Nurse
Practitioner
invited
me
into
the
testing
room,
where
again
the
injection
of
the
contrast
dye
was
painless.
She
then
led
me
carefully
into
the
room
where
the
actual
SPECT
test
was
carried
out.
I
lay
down
as
before
and
when
I
asked,
I
was
told
that
this
scan
was
only
13
minutes,
which
was
great.
I
only
had
to
stay
still
for
that
long.
Towards
the
end,
when
in
my
head
I
had
calculated
that
I
probably
had
about
5
minutes
left
to
the
scan,
Sue
called
out
to
me
“Two
more
minutes.”
When
the
scan
was
over
and
the
lights
were
put
on
again,
Sue
helped
me
into
a
sitting
position
and
helped
me
to
orient
myself
once
again.
Somehow,
I
don’t
know,
that
just
warmed
my
heart.
I
returned
to
the
waiting
room
and
became
fascinated
by
a
pretty
chart
showing
50
ways
to
make
your
brain
healthy.
A
lot
of
them
I
knew
already
and
was
already
doing.
Others
surprised
me,
like
avoiding
corn.
I
haven’t
had
a
chance
yet
to
look
at
the
website,
but
this
information
may
be
there.
Next,
I
was
led
into
another
room
by
another
health
care
practitioner
I’d
not
met
before.
I
was
alone
in
the
room
and
before
me
was
a
giant
(say
about
24”)
computer
screen.
I’d
been
told
that
part
of
the
information-gathering
process
was
to
take
this
computerized
psychological
test.
It
was
fun
for
me
and
not
at
all
uncomfortable
for
me
as
I
am
used
to
being
asked
what
might
be
considered
personal
questions.
Again
the
goal
seemed
to
be
to
gather
information
for
my
use
and
benefit
to
know
what
are
my
strong
points
and
what
are
my
weaknesses,
in
order
to
help
my
overall
development
and
healing.
I
was
rather
surprised
about
which
parts
of
the
testing
I
found
hard
and
the
summary
of
results
reflected
this
area
as
a
deficit
I
had
never
even
been
aware
of.
But
also,
in
the
summary,
I
saw
strengths
that
I
had
not
been
in
touch
with,
either.
It
was
a
rounded
report,
and
presented
in
such
a
way
as
to
make
me
feel
hopeful
that
positive
change
is
possible.
As
an
objective
source,
It
confirmed
for
me
that
while
I
am
currently
troubled
by
my
weaknesses,
that
I
have
strengths,
too.
I
am
useful.
I
am
not,
in
fact,
a
piece
of
blankety
blank
at
the
center
of
the
Universe.
But,
that
with
help,
if
I
would
accept
it,
I
can
become
a
useful
member
of
society
once
again
and
this
time
enjoy
doing
it,
i.e.,
offering
my
gifts
to
the
world.
The
day
was
concluded
at
the
end
of
the
psych
test.
The
test
alluded
to
the
possibility
of
computerized
training
to
improve
those
deficits.
So
I
am
excited!
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