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The Breakthrough 19 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
I smelled the patient, unfortunately, even before walking into his room to introduce myself. From the hallway, his odor of lingering stale smoke flared my nostrils, instigating childhood recollections...
The Broken Bone 4 Mar 2013 | 05:19 pm
Although I rarely get sick with the numerous strains of “bugs” that seem to go around our community this time of year, the week prior to my return to work for my next scheduled string of four shifts w...
A Hug Is A Hug Is A Hug 20 Feb 2013 | 08:06 am
Sometimes as human beings, despite all the layers we consciously build upon the shell of our souls to shelter us, define us, and project an image to others of what we hope we are, our basic inherent q...
Have A Little... 21 Jun 2012 | 01:35 am
Faith. A simple word with complicated meaning. It is a seed buried deep within our spiritual cores, ready to be nourished and blossom with the sprinklings of tragedy. It is a belief that things wil...
The Interview 2 May 2012 | 03:26 am
A few years back, my wife and I were sitting on our living room couch watching the local evening news when a segment ran regarding a patient's option, often neglected, to interview a physician prior t...
The Other Side 25 Apr 2012 | 03:07 am
the years teach much which the days never knew Ralph Waldo Emerson As I sit at our dining room table to write my first words in five months, I am realizing just how much I've missed writing about bot...
Changing Faces 15 Nov 2011 | 04:47 am
She walked into the ER's waiting room, her belly protruding from her third pregnancy, only to find an overwhelming number of people standing around, hoping to either be the next called to be taken bac...
The Reminder--EKG #6 16 Sep 2011 | 10:00 pm
Once a week, our residents in our Emergency Medicine program spend a complete morning attending hour-long lectures by various attending physicians from various medical fields, lectures that pertain to...
He Is Loved 10 Aug 2011 | 10:00 pm
He was sitting upright in his treatment cot as I walked into Room 28, his three-year-old eyes turned upwards and focused on the blaring nine-inch corner TV. His young parents, barely in their early tw...
Godspeed (Sweet Dreams) 8 Jul 2011 | 11:00 pm
Ah, summertime. Sunshine. Warm weather. No school. Mounds of sports. Shrieking, playful kids. Sleeping in. Swimming at the club. Yes, this is the stuff that we who live along the shores of a Great Lak...
