A general practitioner noted that, despite a generally negative attitude towards patients' gifts, he particularly appreciated one of them and even kept him in the examination room. The patient gave him a small jar containing labeled stool samples.

According to a psychiatrist, patients suffering from mental disorders present interesting gifts. The most unusual souvenir given to him is a sculpture made of polystyrene, cigarette butts and used tea bags.

Some doctors have thought of truly extravagant gifts. A therapist wrote that his colleague had received a home in California from a grateful patient. Another doctor called a bespoke costume for the next trip by private jet to the Sacred Games, the most memorable gift. This patient died in 2010 at the age of 82. Each year, the doctor receives a new suit from a tailor from his estate in Hong Kong.

Weapons were also on the gift lists. An orthopedic surgeon received a bow and arrow, and a general practitioner received an M-16 rifle.

However, many doctors appreciated the cheapest gifts.

A paramedic remembered a patient with a number of health problems who had lost funds. The patient presented her last three postage stamps to her doctor.

Doctors working in poor areas cannot expect gifts from most patients. Some patients are not even able to acquire the necessary drugs. One of the doctors noted that the gifts received from these patients are unforgettable.

The pediatrician named the best handwritten poem in Spanish, written by an elderly Mexican, in which he spoke of a doctor caring for poor children in a rural clinic for family members of local workers.

A plastic surgeon who worked as a missionary in the Philippines in an isolated village felt like the richest man in the world after receiving an apple from the family of a boy with a cleft lip, which cost them a salary for a day or even more.

Some doctors have reported negative experiences and concerns.

A doctor noted that it was uncomfortable to receive gifts, especially those of material value, as well as fears that the patient might have an unjustified expectation of something from the doctor, or that the doctor unconsciously begins to think that he has to treat the patient in a special way.

But the majority of doctors have reported positive experiences.

Some doctors have expressed sympathy for the gifts which are given as confirmation of the success of the therapy.

One of the urologists keeps photographs of newborn children of patients after a reverse vasectomy.

And the orthopedic surgeon wrote that his favorite gifts are photographs of his patients, sent from all over the world with gratitude for the opportunity to travel, the restoration of lost organic function and the reduction of pain.

Children also offer memorable gifts. A pediatrician wrote that she had once received a safety pin with several small strung beads, which he pinned to a cord and offered the doctor a marriage proposal. The doctor replied that she would have to wait until the age of 21 and the boy replied that he would wait.

Some stories are tragic, recalling the deceased patients.

The neurologist wrote that he had received the best gift from a patient who could die from severe therapy-resistant epilepsy. She made a Christmas card for the doctor. The patient died on November 7 and her relatives found the card in the room and gave it to the doctor.

The therapist remembered a poor patient diagnosed with esophageal carcinoma. The last time, she visited the doctor in late December and gave him a cheap gift - a music box with a plastic Christmas tree on the lid. A week later, the patient died.

Some doctors have felt nostalgia or a slight urge when reading gifts received by others.

One of the doctors wrote that he had received many gifts while working in obstetrics, and now he regrets it a little. During the first 5 years of his therapeutic practice, he received fewer gifts than his colleagues, which led to the development of an inferiority complex.

And some of the most coveted gifts cannot be stored or used.

The most precious gift for a therapist was a handshake and the sincere thanks of John Wayne, an American actor, winner of the prestigious Oscars and Golden Globes, who was called the "King of the West".

Finally, the plastic surgeon said that the most expensive gift was a simple thank you and a hug. This is what makes the doctor wake up in the morning and do their job, having a chance to receive such gratitude.