The Doctor Is In by Ruth K. Westheimer

Author:Ruth K. Westheimer
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Educators
ISBN: 9781628999600
Publisher: Center Point Large Print
Published: 2016-05-15T05:00:00+00:00

Vera Wang

The following story emphasizes how I operate. Pierre was going to a party to celebrate his fortieth high school reunion; since he knew I wasn’t busy that night, he asked me if I wanted to go. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t go to a private affair like this, but it turns out that Vera Wang had been a member of his class, and the party was to be held at her fabulous Park Avenue apartment. I love my apartment in Washington Heights for its great views of the Hudson River, but it’s not quite up to the type of place I imagined Vera to have. Plus it would give me the chance to meet some of Pierre’s friends and learn more about him. And so I accepted.

The apartment was well worth the visit—vast rooms filled with exquisite furniture, all very tastefully done, which you’d expect from a fashion icon. I’d met Vera several times at functions where the famous gather, but our relationship was of the air-kiss variety. Seeing her in this environment, interacting with her old friends, allowed me to see a side of this famous fashion designer that I otherwise would not have been privy to.

It was late spring of 2007, a time when my life was in flux. I’d had an office in a building on 73rd Street and Lexington Avenue devoted to the medical profession for twenty-some odd years, but the owners decided they wanted to turn it into co-ops, and so they gave us all the boot—with only thirty days’ notice. That was ridiculous on so many counts, especially since it took them years to get the work started, and so they lost out on all that rent. But while some in the building wanted to hire a lawyer to fight the evictions in court, that’s not my style. If they didn’t want me, I didn’t want to be there. Thus I spread the word that Dr. Ruth was about to be homeless—or at least that’s how I put it.

One woman who was attending the party, Leslie Rahl, had remained loyal to the island of Manhattan. When she heard my tale of woe—and believe me, I was telling everyone, because you never know—she said: “Dr. Ruth, I can’t have you homeless. I have extra space in my office, so I want you to move in with me.”

You know how some people say they jump up and down for joy but they never really move a muscle? I actually jumped up and down. It’s not that I couldn’t have found space, but the whole process of looking was one I didn’t have time for. And when I went to see Leslie’s offices, they were fabulous—high up, with great views of the Chrysler Building. I’ve been with Leslie ever since, and when she moved, she took me with her, even putting my name on the lease, though she doesn’t charge me. All she wants is that I bring with me my joie de vivre. She says

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