Comments on: Cuesta-Rey Cabinet Selection #1

By: Zee

Zee — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:56:30 +0000

Sorry to hear about your father in law Jerry. It’s always tough when families have to go through times like these. Hang in there and hopefully you guys get good news soon.

By: matt257

matt257 — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:46:02 +0000

I agree with jabba, they are mild and theres nothin special about them, but they make a good early morning cigar.

By: Jabba

Jabba — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:09:59 +0000

Sorry to hear about your Father inlaw.

I also don’t like smoking monster cigars like that unless I’m outside at the cottage or watching a 2-3 hour sporting event.

I think the Cuesta-Rey line is decent, I’ve had the 95, 1884, and most of the Centro Finos and Centennarios. They are a bit mild and make a good early day smoke… there isn’t much WOW factor with them though.

Great review.

By: matt257

matt257 — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:50:05 +0000

Jerry,
Sorry to hear about your father-in-law. My father has had 2 strokes, so i know how you feel. The doctors told me he wouldnt recover and Although my dad is alot better now, hes not like he was, but there is hope for your in-law.

Great review, especially with all the things you must have on your mind. I enjoy the cuesta rey range, but not this monster. lol

By: ER Doc

ER Doc — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:29:41 +0000

Very sorry to hear about your father-in-law, Jerry. Will keep him and your family in prayers.

As a physician, I fully agree with you that the bedside manner and the ability of talking with the patient and family members are of utmost importance. I specialize in Emergency Medicine (as you might guess by my web name) and it is important to us as board-certified EM physicians to be able to deliver bad news in the best way possible. There is truly an art to it.

Very few people will remember what kind of medical care was given (unless it was absolutely wrong), but everyone remembers how they were treated by the doctor and the nurses. You have every right to be upset about the first doctor that spoke to you and your family. In your own words, the second doctor delivered the same news, but somehow you were more at ease with the situation.

Finally, remember that all professions have good people and bad people. Just because someone was able to pass a lot of tests and get good grades doesn’t make them good interpersonal skills. You should probably let both doctors know how they made you feel; the “bad” doctor should be informed so that he/she can get better and the “good” doctor should get a chance to know that he/she helped a bad situation.

Finally, thanks for the review. You’ve made the last part of my nightshift in the ER pass just a little bit faster.

Long ashes….

By: Dave Hanifan

Dave Hanifan — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:30:42 +0000

Keep the faith Jerry. Strokes are awful. My Grandfather suffered a severe stroke but being the honory bugger that he was, lived for 10 more years having about 20 more minor strokes and a few bigger ones along the way for good measure but stayed sharp, although debilitated, to the end at 87. So there is always hope.

I don’t envy doctors though and I’ve way too much experience with them. Cruddy job and bed side manner is secondary to their skills but oh so important as compassion for the family as they suffer is indeed something they must learn.

On a more positive note, wow, that’s a long cigar. Probably mellowed with all that aging.

Long ashes and stay strong,

Dave

By: Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:57:44 +0000

Jerry sorry to hear about your in-law. Sounds like he’s improving every day.

You can tell in your review that you’re a bit distracted and not on your “A” game but still a quality review.

Looking forward to Episode 7.