ON Chiropractic Spring 2018 | Page 12

A fter many years and many roles with the OCA, the time has come for retirement. With this being the last ON Chiropractic issue under my watch, I want to share the journey I have been on, and what I think lies ahead for the profession. An advantage of being with the OCA for over three decades is being part of the tremendous evolution of the profession, and seeing how far we have come. When I was a young chiropractor in the St. Catharine’s region in the late 70’s, I remember a prominent patient wanting appointments when no one else would be in the office, so she could see me in secrecy. Back then most patients were afraid to tell their physician they were seeing a chiropractor. And yet in the early 70’s, before my time, the profession gained OHIP funding. Many chiropractors reminisce fondly about the famous “Mercedes 80’s” because so many of us were doing quite well financially in that decade, but we forget that in the 80’s the profession was under attack from several quarters. 12 SPRING 2018