--- description: 15-year-old Morgan Gleason is in the hospital for meningitis after she got an infusion for an autoimmune disorder, Forbes reports. But she doesn't think her... title: Watch 15-Year-Old Tell Doctors How to Care image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Healthcare](/tag/healthcare/) ## Healthcare Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch 15-Year-Old Tell Doctors How to Care by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 29, 2014 8:51 PM CUT by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 29, 2014 8:51 PM CUT 15-year-old Morgan Gleason is in the hospital for meningitis after she got an infusion for an autoimmune disorder, [Forbes reports](http://www.forbes.com/sites/epatientdave/2014/01/23/this-15-year-old-absolutely-nails-what-patient-centered-is-and-isnt/?utm%5Fcampaign=forbestwittersf&utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social "undefined"). But she doesn’t think her doctors are treating her right, and she let them know via video. On Tuesday, her mom recorded her complaints about her treatment, including being awakened by doctors who drop by at all hours. “I am a patient – and I need to be heard” she says. “I would like to hear what you are about to do to me. If you’re about to poke me with a freaking needle, tell me. If you’re about to cut off my arm, tell me.” Gleason’s video should be a wake-up call about how to care for patients, instead of simply treating them. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2595/watch-15-year-old-tell-doctors-how-to-care/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2595/watch-15-year-old-tell-doctors-how-to-care/"},"headline":"Watch 15-Year-Old Tell Doctors How to Care","datePublished":"2014-01-29T20:51:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:15:32.860Z","description":"15-year-old Morgan Gleason is in the hospital for meningitis after she got an infusion for an autoimmune disorder, Forbes reports. But she doesn't think her...","url":"https://time.com/2595/watch-15-year-old-tell-doctors-how-to-care/","keywords":["Healthcare"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/healthcare/","name":"Healthcare"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2595/watch-15-year-old-tell-doctors-how-to-care/","name":"Watch 15-Year-Old Tell Doctors How to Care"}}]}] ```