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Say What? - from Lee Ann Ramsey

One of my first patients in Lauderhill was deaf. Since I know sign language I was assigned to "conduct" his syphilis interview. It turned out that he didn't know sign language, couldn't read, couldn't write, and didn't read lips!! I couldn't hand in a bust interview as one of my first as a PHA so I just started screaming!! The whole office heard me yelling "SIR, EVERYTHING WE TALK ABOUT IS CONFIDENTIAL!!!" Yeah, right!!! Although I had laryngitis after that VERY LONG OI (original interview), I had a contact, an address, and a suspect to boot!!

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