I spent such a frustrating day yesterday waiting for patients who were either late or didn't show up at all. Grr! It drives me so nuts because I'm very conscious of running on time - 10 minutes late is super-late for me. The other therapists in my clinic are the complete opposite - sometimes (often?) running 30 minutes late while their patients cool their heels in the waiting room.

Last night, for example, I was pacing around waiting for my last patient who was 20 minutes late (and was the third person I'd sat around waiting for that day), I had to watch a woman give up after waiting 30 minutes for her 30 minute appointment. There's a good chance she won't come back to our clinic, and I probably could have treated her and had her out the door before the person who was scheduled to see me showed up. It frustrates the hell out of me.