Monthly Archives: March 2016

Essay. Family.

Posted on March 29, 2016 by healingwoman

Some family members love us. Others do not know us well, if at all. Some greet new things with curiosity, others reserve or anxiety. I am talking about my family. Yours. Humankind. In a classic of science fiction, “The Lathe … Continue reading →

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Essay. Doorknobs, Lamps and Love.

Posted on March 29, 2016 by healingwoman

I wrote as a child. I started writing again after the head injury that ended my medical career. This post is because my son is turning 21. For Joseph, 21 means turning 3 for the 18th time, although he does … Continue reading →

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Essay. The Wisdom of Queen Anne’s Lace.

Posted on March 28, 2016 by healingwoman

A world of wisdom in a flower. My life in the reflection of Queen Anne’s lace. I have always loved quiet walks near our home, rural lanes with wildflowers and shrubs when snow doesn’t cover the ground. I like to … Continue reading →

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Essay. Disability Awareness Day, Every Day.

Posted on March 25, 2016 by healingwoman

March is Brain Injury Awareness month. For me every day is Awareness day. My life as I knew it ended at 25 with a head injury. While walking with my husband and his best friend through the city, a car … Continue reading →

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Patient Advocacy. When you are in the Emergency Department.

Posted on March 23, 2016 by healingwoman

Tipsfrom my experience as a doctor, patient, and mother of a medically complex child: What to do when someone is critically ill, you have no time to think, and you need to make every conversation with doctors count. FIRST Think … Continue reading →

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Essay. Panda Wisdom: Lessons from Kung Fu Panda 3.

Posted on March 23, 2016 by healingwoman

I went to a children’s film, and I walked out much wiser. It is no secret that many children’s films have much to say to adults. Kung Fu Panda 3 is the most recent movie about Po, the Kung Fu … Continue reading →

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Essay. It Will be OK.

Posted on March 14, 2016 by healingwoman

In one night my son was born, my husband believed I was going to die, and God brought me peace. Late one night, I was bleeding on an operating room table after an emergency delivery. The obstetrician said we were … Continue reading →

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Patient Advocacy. When problems arise at appointments or tests.

Posted on March 8, 2016 by healingwoman

I started working on principles of patient advocacy after my medical career ended with a head injury and I realized I was not a smart patient. I was passive too long. It took me 5 years to get the second … Continue reading →

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Essay. What we do in life matters, much more than we may think.

Posted on March 4, 2016 by healingwoman

A general speaks to his knights. Condensation mists the freezing air. “Brothers,” he says. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” He prepares them to ride into battle, to kill, for at least some, to die. On his signal, … Continue reading →

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Essay. A Major Accident… and the Life After That. The story of healingwoman.

Posted on March 2, 2016 by healingwoman

One summer I went for a guided nature walk at Old Sturbridge Village. The green is surrounded by frame houses, a general store, a meetinghouse, and costumed interpreters who nod and say “good day” as if you are a neighbor. … Continue reading →

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