Is this a weird thing to do?

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I've had a lot of support from my lovely GP for the last 3 months .

She's listened to me no end , talked to me openly about things and been so so kind .

I dropped in a thank you card just expressing my gratitude (nothing personal , just a note saying a huge thank you for all the support ).

My mum thinks it's weird .

Is it?

I am a public servant, and always try my best with the public, those heartfelt thankyous and the several boxes of chocs I have received are greatly appreciated and make up for some of the difficult and abusive people you have to deal with.
I bet your GP has plenty of difficult patients and I think its nice that you show your appreciation.

Doctors have almost certainly been covered in all sorts of unpleasant things in the course of their training/work as well as being sworn at, threatened etc. A thank you card is not going to seem weird, it may well improve an otherwise very difficult day.

i hadn't actually ever thought about doctors needing to prove their competence on an ongoing basis, that will certainly make me more likely to write letters or send cards in future.

Not weird at all. More thoughtful and appreciative.

My DS is a junior doctor. Last week he was on cloud nine because he had received a lovely card from the family of an elderly lady, who he had spent quite a bit of time sorting out an appropriate plan for and talking to explaining what was happening.

Although Drs don't do their jobs for thanks, it can be really uplifting for them when someone takes the time to acknowledge their efforts.

Not at all, I sent a card to the two highway agency workers who looked after me and my family when we were in a pile up on the motorway this year.

A lovely idea and nice for the doctor to be acknowledged

Op. Not weird just a lovely thoughtful thing to do. Not gp but allied health professional. I love getting a thank you letter or card as it makes all the hard work worthwell, gives us more evidence to ask for funding which helps the patients and goes in my personal file. Please mntters if you happy send a small card or letter. Its such a boast for moral. We stick them up on the board in the staff room (cupboard with no windows we have lunch in) if nothing personal is on them.

Thank you cards are not weird at all

Sex !

Not weird.

I sent a thank you card to my GP who rushed my baby to hospital. I thought she was a bit under the weather. He trusted his instinct. She had meningitis. A thank you card doesn't really seem enough for what he did.

It's a lovely thing to do. The last thank you card I got as a doctor really helped me when I was having a tough week. Reread it many times to make me smile.

It's a kind thing to do, not weird at all

During my pregnancy and struggles to get/stay pregnant my gp was so helpful so I dropped in a big box of chocolates and a thank you card to surgery when baby was born.( was too embarrassed to give them face to face. )