Dear Friends,

Well this is the last one.  I can not believe the conversation about private
practice losing patients.  I was blaming my drop on my need to help my mother,
and the fact that there are more of us in town.  All the others are hospital
based.

I am in the process of trying to decide what to do with my life.  I will either
semi retire  and have a small office next to my house, or I need to move my
practice closer to Federal Way.  This means, buying a house or property, and
getting a partner, etc.  I want to have a place where a mother can get prenatal,
doula, and postpartum care.  This is a lot to bite off and I am not getting much
support from my family.  They like the idea of my retiring.

Please send me your thoughts.

Diane Herforth
Tacoma WA