Q&A: Anger and Forgiveness Toward the ER Doctor

Day 4 · 0:39:13 · Glen Motz · Dan Hartman

• 😠 Hartman knows the ER doctor’s name and workplace but cannot name him publicly for fear of being sued.
• 🕊️ He holds anger yet tries to forgive, noting it was early in the pandemic even while insisting a doctor should have ordered blood tests.
• 🚫 He prefers never to meet the physician face-to-face and to move on in his heart.

Follow-up explores whether Hartman confronted the physician who sent Sean home without workup.

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Transcript

Glen Motz · 0:39:13

Have you ever had occasion to, to go back to that ER doctor that apparently, you know, just dropped the ball?

Dan Hartman · 0:39:24

I know where he works. I know his name. I'm not allowed to name him, or believe it or not, I could be sued, which makes no sense. I have a lot of anger towards him, but a little bit of forgiveness because it was the beginning of the pandemic. And maybe he didn't know he should have done blood tests, but on the other hand, he should have known. He's a doctor, and I don't think it's good that I ever see that man face to face. So I'd rather just try to forgive him in my heart and move on.

Glen Motz · 0:39:57

So, um, there's been conversation about, uh, Mr. Allison spoke about it this morning that the voices, you know, from this inquiry, from the National Citizens Inquiry, and the voices of those who've been injured and those who've got concerns, you know, we can't let that, we can't let that just disappear after, after something like this.