The last time I ssaw my oncologist for a checkup he had two residents in there and one of them said to me-- oh you have an accent!

I was like-- are you kidding me? You have my medical file in your hands- you know what I went through-- its not an accent its a speech impediment!

unbelievable. I think people just don't know what to say and they think they get nervous and just blurt out something they think is helpful or comforting...when often it isn't