3/5/14 I had a full schedule of patients to see this morning when I had an urgent call from Valerie Jarrett who said patient was having some sort of breakdown, hiding under his desk holding rightly to his knees and gibbering about Putin having launched an ICBM at him. "Could you come round urgently? she asked. I asked my receptionist to put my other patients on hold and reschedule them. Jarrett was waiting at the door when I arrived and hurried me to the Oval office. She told me that Russia had test fired a missilet over the Caspian Sea and it landed in a remote part of Kazakhstan. I found patient as she had described, beneath the Resolute Desk, hugging his knees and trembling. "OK" I said in a commanding tone. "Look into my eyes. Look into my eyes...3...2...1... I snapped my fingers... you are back in a trance." "Yes, doctor," he replied.
"The missile was just a test firing" I said "and it landed in a remote area of Kazakhstan." 3,2,1... I snapped my fingers again... you are awake and free from fear."
Patient awoke and crept out from under the Resolute Desk looking confused, but calm. Mission accomplished. I was then able to return to my consulting rooms. ----Dictated by S.H Rink, M.D.