26-03-2014, 08:51 PM
David Josephs Wrote:So I got onto Google and lo and behold the Grove Medical Center Clinic that Dr Philben founded is still there. I spoke to the Pharmacist there just now, an older man who remembers Dr Philben as a pediatrician who would have performed surgeries like tonsilectomies quite routinely....
It strikes me that Dr Philben would not be so foolish as to list a tonsillectomy and not actually do one since infection of the tonsils was a common medical occurrence and the risk of recurring infection was great. Therefore not actually removing the tonsils would risk a high possibility of them getting worse and therefore needing subsequent removal. I imagine Dr Philben was smart enough to know that listing a tonsillectomy, yet not actually doing one, would lead to possible criminal charges and loss of license. I find Parker's gratuitous doubt very weak once you realize the greater situation and likelihoods. As David's witness attested, Philben was probably a doctor who preferred a Holistic solution but deferred to practical simple surgeries when unavoidable. This would also explain the lack of hospital records where the country doctor saved poor Marguerite hospital costs.
Looks like Armstrong is safe for now.
Greg, care to explain how you were going to eviscerate me and make me look like an ass?
Touche David. Well done.