Thanks For Being Here - "Teammate"

Listener Jocelyn Cohen expresses her gratitude and commemorates National Doctors Day by sharing an essay in honor of Dr. Leon Root, who treated her cerebral palsy from the age of four.  Jocelyn recounts the impactful and compassionate care Dr. Root provided, celebrating his kindness, empathy, and the deep bond they shared over decades. This touching tribute underscores the significant role dedicated medical professionals play in the lives of their patients.  Jocelyn's essay "Teammate" was originally shared on the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation's blog KEEPING IT REAL.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help us do more and be better. Author of 4 New York Times bestsellers about family life, Kelly wonders about loads of stuff: is knowing more always good? Can we trust our gut? How does change actually happen? We only book nice people who have a sense of humor and know things worth knowing. Each episode ends with Kelly’s shortlist of takeaways, appropriate for refrigerator doors, bulletin boards and notes to your children.