She was a 39 year old woman with cancer, originally diagnosed six years ago*. As I looked over her chart notes, I was particularly struck by one entry, and I read it over several times: “Patient had a significant disruption in treatment due to an …
Here’s a true story from my yesterday, as in, New Year’s Eve 2019: I had wrapped up my clinic and was looking forward to maybe leaving the office earlier than usual. Most of our docs have been away for the holidays, and I’ve been one …
It’s almost 2018. Per data from Google searches and Twitter trends, hundreds of thousands of people are committing to change something about themselves. Of course there’s the usual health-oriented ones like Exercise more, Eat healthy, Lose weight, Drink less, Quit smoking. And the practical Save more/ …
Here it is, New Year’s Eve. I’m a 43 year old working mother of young kids. My idea of a New Year’s Eve party? A slumber party. And not the kind where a bunch of giggling girls huddle in sleeping bags watching scary movies and …