Anonymous said...
Megan's Aunt said...
No.. changing doctors is not like changing toothpastes... but changing hospitals sure is!
Anonymous said...
Dr. Firlit is an outstanding doctor, he always goes above and beyond. I read about him listening to the little girl read to him in braille and I'm not at all suprised. That is the kind of things he does everyday. Dr. Firlit has been our urologist for years. What will we do without him?
Braden's Mom said...
I recontacted Bob Davidson asking a few simple questions, about if we would be referred to another doctor? And when Dr. Firlits patients would be notified about him being gone...If we had not heard it through the grapevine we still would not know..We had two doctors appointments since his dismissal and we were not notified at either of them that Dr. firlit was no longer...You would think it could not be true but it is. When we checked in the girls at the front desk had a conversation about who to register us under I told them Firlit he is our Dr. they had a discussion among themselves about it and sd they were told to put everything under Palagiri now, but still noone told us anything..that was two and half weeks ago..we return last week and agian we put Dr Firlit as our Dr when we checked in (still not knowing he is no longer there) and again noone told us any different. Someone there should have let us know something.
Bob Davidsons response was short this time..thanks for the note but I can't tell you anything.
I know there must be tons of Dr. Firlits patients out there who don't even know what has happened..not just ones who haven't been to the office lately either.. we are proof of that..
Anonymous said...
I, too, have only heard it through the grapevine that this amazing doctor is gone. Imagine how I feel. Only 3 short months ago, my daughter, had a life-changing procedure done - by, you guessed it, Dr. Firlit. She went from a very physically dependent blind child with not much hope for independence to a 7 year old who can now go the bathroom almost completely on her own. Sure, another doctor maybe could have done the same thing for her. But they didn't. Dr. Firlit did. He's the one who made her day, by letting her have a little taste of chocolate after 4 days of liquid diet. He's the one who sat at her bedside and listened to her read braille. He's the one who's teaching new doctors to be great doctors. I obviously don't know the whole story - but I do know that we completely respect and admire Dr. Firlit and really hope he stays - for our sake and our daughter's.
Lisa Crawford said...
I contacted everyone on the list and recieved only ONE very weak reply back,from Bob Davidson, saying that he too thought Dr. Firlit was "a fine physician". He could not give me any reason for his dismissal due to employee privacy. I have many more questions. I not getting any answers yet, but I haven't given up...
Lisa Crawford said...
I am contacting every person on the list to ask for answers. As the parent of a long term patient of Dr. Firlit, I am entitled to know what has happened. My son has been with Dr. Firlit four year and counting...we need him.
blogger1252 said...
What's happening in urology today at Cardinal Glennon is so exciting. The man behind it all is Dr. Firlit. He is an artist in his field - creative, gifted, skillful. And to him a successful surgery is one that also improves the child's quality of life. How often do you find a doctor that is not only the master of his craft but also a great communicator? Children and their families respond immediately to his warmth, candor and humor. They know he really cares about them. Speak up loud and clear. Glennon cannot afford to lose him.
Anonymous said...
This is a disgrace. Why would you punish the children who are already at a disadvantage?
shame on you SLU, shame on you Biondi... God will not bless you. I really hope you like yourselves...
Anonymous said...
His surgeries have been cancelled or the children come in thinking that Dr. Firlit will be there to help them, to increase their quality of life. Then someone finally tells them that Dr. Firlit is not going to be the one doing your child's surgery. What kind of communication is that. Children are precious gifts and I wouldn't let just ANYBODY do surgery on them.
This is an outrage. It is bad enough that so much of our world is riddled with injustice and often at the expense of our children. How ironic that there is so little regard for the care of ill and disabled children in a Catholic institution that boasts of lofty standards. Dismissal of Dr. Firlit leaves me completely dumbfounded. He is a
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SLU is a fine Catholic university with a stellar reputation. I find it difficult to believe that SLU would not be proud and supportive a fine man like Dr. Firlit. He is an ethical, compassionate gentleman. He truly cares about the weakest, defenseless members of our society. He exeplifies many of the Catholic teachings in his urologic practice. He fights to give his patients a quality of life that to date has escaped them. SLU should be proud to have somone as talented and patient oriented as Dr. Firlit. Let's keep on staff at Cardinal Glennon and let him continue his humanitarian work.
Col 3:12-13 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
SLU wake up! You are going to lose valuable business! If Dr. Casey Firlit goes, then all of his supporters will go too. God Bless you Dr. Firlit and God Bless your gentle hands that helped heal my sick child.
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