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gpt
Hi, Sal. Thanks for coming in today.
human
No problem.
gpt
I saw that your doctor made the referral and, um, and I really appreciate you taking the time to come and make that appointment.
human
Yeah, it's-it's a bit of an inconvenience I'd say, but I'm here though.
gpt
So you made it in here-
human
Mm-hmm.
gpt
- and do you have a sense of-of what some of the doctor's concerns were that led her to refer you?
human
I don't know, something about changing my life even more. You know, the smoking's been changed, and now it's, you know, cut down the drinking, get rid of those extra smokes, get rid of my dog. I don't know what else have to do.
gpt
So your asthma has been acting up and there's a lot of stuff, not just the asthma going on?
human
Yeah, there's a lot of stress too. My wife's still on maternity leave, she's not getting paid, she's with the baby right now. And I'm the only person that's working right now, and plus I got to change all these things that are going on in my life.
gpt
Mm-hmm. Almost—
human
Yeah, it's a lot.
gpt
Almost overwhelming it sounds like.
human
Yeah, yeah, it is overwhelming. It is.
gpt
Well, we have about, I guess, 15 or 20 minutes together and I wonder, would it be okay, if we took a couple of minutes and just kind of looked at all of the different things that are going on for you and maybe you can let me know, what would be the most helpful to spend-spend some time on?
human
Yeah, it just feels like everything's all over the place but I guess we got to start somewhere.
gpt
Okay. Well, one of the things that-that we use are these-- it's kind of like a worksheet and it's an agenda-setting worksheet basically.
human
Mm-hmm.
gpt
So if you were to-to list all of the different things that people around you are saying that you need to work on or you need to change, what would some of those things be? And, Sal, just because we write them down here, it doesn't mean that you have to change them.
human
Okay.
gpt
It really-- You're in the driver's seat, so it's just to kind of put all the cards on the table, so to speak.
human
Okay. Um, okay, that sounds good. As long as I'm not changing anything and we're just kind of putting, um, I guess, pen to paper or something.
gpt
Yep.
human
Um, okay, so my asthma.
gpt
Okay, so asthma is one.
human
Yeah.
gpt
What else?
human
Um, the fact that they want me to get rid of Oscar, that's-that's my dog.
gpt
So your dog, and-and the doctor's saying the dog's—
human
Well, he's-- Yeah, he's saying it's a main-- It's a main contributor to my asthma problems.
gpt
Okay.
human
Which I don't- I don't- I don't- I don't buy it and I can't just get rid of him like that, but it's something that's there.
gpt
That's pretty shocking to be told that you have to get rid of your dog.
human
Yeah. The dog has been there before my wife. I know I've had him longer.
gpt
Hmm. So that's a huge stress right now?
human
Yeah. Yeah, it's- it's a big stress, it's like my best friend, so that's one of the important things. Also, I guess, cutting down these last cigarettes I've been working on.
gpt
Okay, so smoking and-and I'm working towards quitting completely sounds like that's a goal for you?
human
Um, finances is a problem right now too.
gpt
Okay, so money.
human
Time, I got to come to all these appointments and I'm taking time off work, which obviously is the money factor, right?
gpt
Right. Right, right. So the appointments and time.
human
Mm-hmm.
gpt
Um, and some of these things are kind of related to each other I think we're already seeing.
human
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, there's something going on. And, um, also my drinking, I got to cut down my drinking too.
gpt
Okay, wow. So there's a lot happening right now, Sal. Anything else that that's concerning you?
human
No. It's just overwhelming when you see them everything they're, you know?
gpt
Right. Well, so where would you-- I mean, if you-you had to pick somewhere, one or two kind of high priorities or-or things to talk about in our time this morning, where would you wanna start?
human
I think- I think the thoughts about the dog has been definitely bothering me, that's been one.
gpt
Okay.
human
And, um, my-my asthma is out of control too. So maybe those two.
gpt
Okay, and those are ones that are pretty related to each other-
human
Mm-hmm.
gpt
- sounds like. Okay.