This heart-warming story, printed in the June 28 edition of The Joplin Globe, a newspaper serving the Joplin, Missouri area, spotlights an individual who represents the best of the chiropractic profession: its generous, compassionate nature.
The article focuses on chiropractor Roy Meek, DC, who
offered adjustments in exchange for a $15 donation to benefit those affected by
the Gulf Oil spill. Chiropractic Assistant Joy Osborn said the money that is
collected will be used to purchase retail store gift cards so families that
depend on the Gulf for their income can buy groceries, gas, and other
essentials.
"It's just so much worse than what you hear on TV," Osborn said. "They need help right now so that they don't lose their homes, so they can eat."
Dr. Meek set a goal to raise $500 during the one-day effort. “Five hundred dollars may not seem like a lot, but to someone who has nothing it’s a lot,” he pointed out.
The sad side of the story is that Meek approached five other groups of chiropractors in his area to join him in raising even more, and all of them refused.
From my own experience, I'm convinced that Meek is in the majority, not the minority and that the response he received from colleagues was an aberration.
To prove my point, I'm going to scan the news each week and highlight as many of the "good guys" in chiropractic and the wellness professions as possible. They deserve to get more attention!
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