Dory had it right, “Just Keep Swimming.” It’s crazy to think that it has been 2 months since my move here. The homestead saga continues with all of the ups and downs. As opposed to my previous 2-week homestead focused trips, I split my week between 4 days in Healthcare and 3 days on theContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Just Keep Swimming”
Category Archives: Struggle
Home is Where the Heart Is
The age-old saying “the home is where the heart is” comes to mind as I move to back to Washington. The exact origin of this saying is not certain (probably the 1800s). The meaning of the phrase is polysemous in that it can suggest that we gravitate to where we come from (Lady A song)Continue reading “Home is Where the Heart Is”
March Health Awareness: Patient Safety
What a year it has been. I remember writing last year’s March blog like it was yesterday. Let’s talk about National Health Awareness. March brings to our awareness specific conditions. March covers Multiple Sclerosis, Bleeding Disorders, Colon Cancer, Developmental Disabilities, Endometriosis, Kidney, Nutrition, Traumatic Brain Injury, Save Your Vision, Trisomy, and Woman and Girls HIV/AIDSContinue reading “March Health Awareness: Patient Safety”
Path to Homestead: Planning Soil Amendment
Clay soil with a pH of 6.8-7 is what we are starting with. Rainy seasons cause sticky mud and draught creates pottery. The plants crave more from their soil (“it’s got electrolytes!”). The ingredients of soil are sand, silt, clay, and humus. Sand is larger than clay particles and allows water to drain but notContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Planning Soil Amendment”
National Health Awareness: February 2023 – Organ Donation
I hope that everyone is investing in their health and well-being. February brings to our awareness of specific conditions. February is AMD/Low Vision Awareness, Heart, International Prenatal Infection Prevention, National Cancer Prevention, National Children’s Dental Health, and Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Also in February, we recognize American Heritage and Health week (1-7), WorldContinue reading “National Health Awareness: February 2023 – Organ Donation”
Lessons From Covering Down
These days, this is considered Extreme Leadership: If the team is failing, the leader is failing. As one watches support dwindle, you begin to cover down. To cover down means to taking on the duties of your fallen teammates. In medicine, our medical assistants assist the physician in multiple tasks. Prior authorizations, durable medical equipment,Continue reading “Lessons From Covering Down”
Sitting With the Enemy
A day in the life with “The Administration” So here I am, day 2 of a 5 day conference for strategic planning for a giant of healthcare. Most of the folks here are not providers. I am keeping an open mind; these are the movers/shakers of healthcare. These are the decision-makers for future changes. DiscussionsContinue reading “Sitting With the Enemy”
When is it Too Dangerous?
Across the United States in academic, military, and private clinics, we are experiencing a healthcare worker shortage. Clinical staffing ratios were ‘streamlined’ and ‘optimized’ over the last decade in an effort to decrease overhead to maintain profitability. At one point, we argued that anything less than a 2:1 clinical staff-to-physician ratio is an unacceptable patientContinue reading “When is it Too Dangerous?”
Teacher, Mentor, Physician… Attending
In the beginning, we are all ignorant, carefree, and selfish infants. Through adversity, struggle, and learning, one slowly makes their way through life. If we do not share the lessons from our lives, the next generation will be destined to meet the same adversity, struggles, and are doomed to face the same lessons over andContinue reading “Teacher, Mentor, Physician… Attending”
Path to Homestead Part 3 (House and Barn Stuff)
Part 3 of the Path to Homestead series has been split between the housework in this post and the food-related work in last week’s post. While I was writing this post, it was clear that there was a lot of content to be covered. Though this trip was the most relaxing and fun so far,Continue reading “Path to Homestead Part 3 (House and Barn Stuff)”
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