A Mom Memory
Here it is the end of May, and I’m again scrambling to get a post up. So I went back in time to see what I was up to 10 years ago. That’s when the kids were 3 and 4 years old, and I was …
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Lost, Found, and Remembered
The afternoon of February 3rd, 2017, my cousin John Vincent Sciaba went for a winter hike on his own land, an eleven-acre expanse of dense Maine forest. He told his longtime girlfriend and soulmate Jen that he needed to clear his head. He packed a …
I Was a Mean, Nasty Person… On Call
It’s been a crazy time, people, absolutely crazy, and I’ll have to tell you all about it NEXT month. Just now I was digging back in my blog archives for something interesting I can upcycle so that March 2024 doesn’t go by without a post. …
Gallows Humor in Medicine, on TV and in Real Life
The surgeons are waiting in the ambulance bay. An ambulance screeches to a halt in front of them. A paramedic jumps out, and breathlessly gives report: “Speedboat accident! Nineteen year old female. Lost vitals twice but BP’s holding in the low 80’s. Both arms amputated …
Tiny Vehicles, Big Risks: A Close Call Calls for Common Sense
A near miss with a young boy on a motorized scooter prompts a doctor to research micromobility devices. There has been a significant increase in injuries related to these devices, particularly among children. However, simple common-sense safety measures could help prevent injuries on these or any wheeled device.
Is It Safe to Walk Your Dog When It’s Really Really Cold Out?
So I took my dog for a pre-dawn walk in zero-degree weather, and I wasn’t well-prepared. Large swathes of the country were experiencing unusual cold. Headlines detailed the deaths due to the ice and elements, including deaths from hypothermia. Here in New England, it was …
You have to endure the rain to enjoy the rainbow
“Mom, it looks like it’s going to rain, we should not be going for a walk right now,” warned my twelve-year-old daughter. “It’s done raining,” I reassured. “Let’s just go. Get some fresh air.” Neither she nor our thirteen-year-old son were really happy about it, …
New Year, Update on the New Career
Here it is, January 2024. It was a little over two years ago that I left clinical medicine for industry. It’s fair to do a little look-back and assess how it’s been: Just to recap, It was in April 2021 that I had an epiphany. …
Porcelain Dolls
It was me who brought the second twin to the mom, so that both were cradled warmly against her chest. Her husband joined her at the head of the bed, embracing her as they nuzzled and cooed and cried over their newborn son and daughter. …