About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the waiting room of Amherst Family Practice, a regular patient asked one day, ‘Do you think our doctor can hear us even when we’re not talking?’ Another patient—a delivery driver—chimed in with a story from his own experience. He claimed he once overheard the doctor discussing his order while he was waiting for a vaccine. Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that maybe their doctor had superhuman hearing—or just excellent memory.
2. A delivery driver arrived early one morning with a peculiar package. As he approached the door, the receptionist noticed something odd—an old, dusty photo frame among the medical supplies. The receptionist picked it up curiously and found an old photo of a smiling family inside. She laughed when she realized it was from the 1950s. Turned out, the delivery driver had accidentally grabbed someone’s grandmother’s keepsake instead of the usual medical kit. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee that day.
3. In the waiting room of Amherst Family Practice, an elderly gentleman cleared his throat and asked, ‘Doctor, why does my dog insist on licking that old tree outside?’ The doctor smiled and replied, 'Well sir, your dog is probably trying to tell you something.' The man raised an eyebrow, so the doctor continued, 'Dogs often do that when they sense a change in the environment or smell something unusual.' A delivery driver overheard and chimed in, 'Or maybe he just likes the taste!' Everyone laughed, and soon the whole waiting room was full of good-natured banter.
4. In the waiting room of Amherst Family Practice, a sign above the reception desk read: ‘If you are here for a routine check-up, please sit on the left side. If today is your lucky day and you’re here for something unusual, take a seat on the right.’ A delivery driver sat down on the right side, thinking he had some mysterious illness. After an hour, the doctor emerged with a smile: 'You know, sir, you're just dehydrated!' The man replied, 'But I felt so special sitting over here...'