When Advocating Works

This is a letter I received last week from a company where Ben gets his orthotic braces made. I had been frustrated with the entrance to the building - no handicap accessible doors - and said so in their patient satisfaction survey. I am glad for this response and really appreciate the office manager writing to tell me about the changes being made.

Advocating is a tough business and it does not always get you the results you want or expect. And sometimes, people do not react the way you think they might - both positively and negatively.

I am checking this one off as a "Success."

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