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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Essay. Family.
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
Posted in Religious, Spiritual
Tagged children, coexistance, family, humanity, kindness, tolerance
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Essay. Doorknobs, Lamps and Love.
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
Essay. The Wisdom of Queen Anne’s Lace.
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
Posted in Religious, Spiritual
Tagged chronic illness, faith, flower, friendship, joy, love, reflection
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Essay. Disability Awareness Day, Every Day.
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
Posted in Health, Religious, Spiritual
Tagged brain injury, chronic illness, chronic injury, epilepsy, health, invisible disability, kindness, traumatic brain injury
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Patient Advocacy. When you are in the Emergency Department.
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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Tagged Accident, Emergency medicine, Emergency room, patient advocacy
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Essay. Panda Wisdom: Lessons from Kung Fu Panda 3.
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
Posted in Religious, Spiritual
Tagged children, Kung Fu Panda, movie, parenting, WIsdom
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Patient Advocacy. When problems arise at appointments or tests.
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
Posted in Health
Tagged chronic illness, decision-making, managing stressful times, patient advocacy
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Essay. What we do in life matters, much more than we may think.
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
Essay. A Major Accident… and the Life After That. The story of 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
Posted in Religious, Spiritual
Tagged chronic illness, healingwoman, traumatic brain injury
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