And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of [by] many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse... The Newberry Bible: Mark 9:25-26.
Thus John Mark, as the apostle Peter no doubt conveyed to him (for his gospel, i.e. Mark), relays how in her desperation one sought out the One Who had never lost a case and would never fail anyone...who sought Him in their desperate need...whatever that need might happen to be.
And so this blogpost - however belatedly published, though essentially drafted mentally many Sundays ago now - is simply to record both my absolute disgust with the so-called medical fraternity/ establishment of Aotearoa-New Zealand for their heavy-handed tactics with Joe Williams, M.D., and my solidarity with said self-effacing doctor (and apparently former Prime Minister of 'the Pacific Islands')...in Dr Williams' recent conviction before and by the N.Z. Medical Council and subsequent order to pay a large sum in damages...
I also commend both TV3's (Sunday morning show) 'The Hui' and (a Friday edition of) RNZ National's 5 p.m. Checkpoint Show for giving much exposure to this flagrant incidence of heavy-handedness by the 'experts' towards one who dared to do the right thing by any number of severely-eczema-afflicted patients - primarily if not exclusively (youngish) children - and indeed succeeded, I've little doubt, beyond his wildest imaginations...only to be 'had up' *for transgressing the technical letter of New Zealand's health establishment guidelines in the process...
If anything, my title above, alongside the well-known, similar-ish (though admittedly somewhat different) saying of Jesus quoted...pretty much say it all...(for now)...
But trust me, I'm just getting started...
*Interestingly - and appallingly - Williams' remarkable success with ten-odd severe eczema sufferers apparently made not a dime - an iota - of difference to the orthodox medical fraternity - and that, folks, is surely an indictment of the modern-day Western medical establishment if there ever were one...don't ye think?
TO BE CONTINUED...
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