Ed, I read Jeff Edelstein’s column in the paper and I wanted to add something. I work in a pediatric practice in Hamilton. Right now it seems that every parent thinks every child with a cold has swine flu. We are dealing with an enormous amount of patients. In my 30 years I have never seen such rude, arrogant and demanding people. We are trying to help you, but it is not our fault that so many patients are demanding to be seen at this time. I just want to tell patients not to take it out on the medical staff. I know the wait is long, and I can sympathize with Jeff’s doctor’s office and all the other practices that are handling patients now. So, parents, chill.

Cool It

As long as there are stories of swine flu killing healthy children, there’s little hope of parents “chilling.” —Ed. Note