Joan Frances P Wright, MD

I have been put in mind of Dr. Wright over the past month, as I deal with a completely different medical matter. I have some very serious medical challenges I am dealing with, & while the service I have been receiving has been adequate, I have so often thought about Dr. Wright, who was my surgeon 26 years ago. Not only did she save my hand & work miracles that allowed me to NOT have a wrist fusion, but under her care I think I found one of two of the the best healing practitioners of my life. In all honesty, the reason I was put in remembrance of her now, is that while I am getting adequate care, those I have been dealing with demonstrate no real concern for me as an individual, I'm just faceless, random patient in a never ending stream of patients for them. What a striking difference... The example Dr. Wright gave me of what it means to be a healer & to help someone else in a time of great need, a time where the problem is not anything I have any knowledge of or ability to help myself with, has left an impression on my heart that I will carry always... As I am thinking of her today, in a lot of pain, with several months of this to come, I just want to tell her thank you, for being such an incredible human being & for your passion to heal, help, & comfort the afflicted. God be with you, to strengthen your hands & inspire your heart, as you pursue a perfection of the gift you were given. I believe you are living 100% within that which the Creator had in mind when He gave you life & it is an awesome thing to be served by someone living & loving that which they were born to do... If you happen to read this, remember how grateful I am to you for your service, you & your assistant, Andrew I think his name was, at UCLA Medical Center in 1994-1995. Blessings, doctor, you are remembered with great affection! J. Anthony Hansen Seattle, WA