Why don’t you follow directions?

When I was new and patients didn’t take my advice, I would be like, ‘Why are you even seeing me?’ I’m still a little irritated, but I’ll try to probe what’s really going on. Maybe there’s a financial reason, or they didn’t understand directions. Sometimes patients won’t want to be helped until after a heart attack or a stroke. In a few cases, it may never happen. It’s been part of my maturation as a physician to feel comfortable with that.” —Kenneth Lin, MD, MPH.