i've got a friend who has some medical problems. the ligaments in the vertebrae of her neck have eroded or something, and bone is touching bone. she's already had one operation and had to wear a neck brace for a couple of months. now she's having problems again and they want to do another operation. her doctor is "dr. phil" (that's how she refers to him.) by all accounts he's the one of the top neurosurgeons in fort worth. i've met him briefly. he seems very dynamic - energetic, tall and erect, fastidious in his appearance, friendly and easy-going, quick-witted when you talk to him. i know somebody who was in a painting class with him. he said phil was "really smart." dr. phil spends part of the year in brazil. he does some work at a clinic down there, and also likes to visit john of god, a healer in the mountains down there. dr. phil seems to think there's something to him. he went down there, gave j.o.g. my friend's vital statistics, and came back with a bunch of herbs for her to take. she says she has more energy, so what the hell. as long as phil doesn't drag her down to the jungle and have the dude perform surgery with his bare hands on her, i guess it'll be ok.
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