To those still subscribed to this blog, I’m sorry for the hiatus. My last post was about how great summer is going to be and all of the blogging that I was looking forward to. Well that didn’t happen and it is nearly the new year. What have we been doing? Why are we soContinue reading “Long Time No See. Oh Look a Book”
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Reflecting on The Laws of Medicine
The Laws of Medicine by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a very quick read comprised of a series of short essays that delve into some unifying principles that govern medicine. As with any TED product, this is short and engaging. In the ways of Isaac Asimov, we have the 3 laws. #1 – A strong intuition isContinue reading “Reflecting on The Laws of Medicine”
National Health Awareness: April 2022
I am cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 numbers are staying down in our region. The worldwide data suggest a small uptick and a hybrid variant in the UK appears to be having a slower uptrend (variant was detected in my city the week of 24MAR). We will see what next month brings, but I amContinue reading “National Health Awareness: April 2022”
Book in Progress
I read through the medical journals over and over. The information was not sticking. The feedback from my wife and Dr. Goodfellow had struck me to my core. My memory was injured, my emotions were erratic, my reasoning was not cohesive at times, and my writing style and voice were less than high school level. My pride in my ability to apply logic, reasoning, creativity, and critical thinking was damaged. Were these attributes ever going to return?