“So here you are, not able to move because of agonizing pain, and you’re worried people will think you’re a hypochondriac. Let’s reverse this situation for a moment. Imagine it was a friend, or your husband, or your child who was suffering such pain. Would you not have acted much more quickly?”
Here is what this white gentleman doesn't understand, women and people of color ARE ignored when they go to the emergency department. I passed out cold in the waiting room at U of M, waiting hours to be seen. They didn't care that I had a very serious problem. Personally, I have had 2 life threatening conditions and was told both times that I was crazy and quit bothering doctors. This author has never experienced that.
