Table Of Contents - May 2004

John E. Messer, CO

John E. Messer, CO

ABC O&P

Mobile, Alabama

What is the best advice you've ever received?

Golden Rule--treat others like you would like to be treated.

What is your favorite sport?

Baseball--the Atlanta Braves.

Why did you decide to go into the O&P profession?

I was a medic in the Army. I enjoy being in a medical-related field; it gives me the opportunity to help people.

What is the last book you've read?

Bleachers by John Grissom.

What advice would you give a student considering a career in O&P?

Treat every patient like they are your grandparents.

If you were suddenly a millionaire, what is the first thing you would do?

Pay off debts--then with what I had left, I'd buy a Coke.

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