The first time I can remember being totally humiliated was when I was younger. During school one morning, I suddenly came down with a rather bad pain in my mid-back. I was sent to the school office, which eventually called my mom. My mom was sure it was a kidney stone and wanted me to see a kidney specialist that she knew. Since she was at work, she arranged to pick me up on her lunch hour and drop me off at the doctor’s office. When we arrived, the doctor’s office was empty except for a lone medical assistant. My...
