A Snowy Day--A Chiropractor’s Nightmare

I will admit that the first thing I thought when I woke to a winter wonderland this morning was “I wonder if Dr. Joe will let me stay home today.” This had nothing to do with how I feel about going to the office. I love being there and over the last 15 years that I have been a chiropractor, the occasions have been very rare that I didn’t want to go to the office. In fact, you’ll notice that unlike most folks, I don’t refer to it as “going to work.” For me, it isn’t work. It’s a pleasure.

So this morning when I saw all the snow I was really thinking how I’d love to just go play in the snow with my new puppy and stay home and make chicken and dumplings for my husband and myself. However, when I called the office, Joe didn’t say, “Hey, why don’t you just stay home today.” So here I am at almost 9 PM writing my next blog entry.

I know you’re probably thinking that I’m writing because I had nothing else to do because the office was so dead. On the contrary, I’m writing now because I am astounded by the commitment so many of our practice members have to taking optimal care of the spines. We’ve seen nearly 80 people today (which is likely way more than the average chiropractor sees on a beautiful day), most of whom were regulars just sticking with their schedules. We had a few new ones and a couple whose regular chiropractors didn’t make it to the office today! (Yeah, I giggled at that too!) However, for the most part the people we saw today were the same wonderful people that I’ve become so delighted to see on a Monday.

So with a grateful heart I salute the many of you who went the extra mile today to continue to care for yours and your families’ spines even on a snowy day.

It’s a pleasure to be your chiropractor.