4/27/26 This quote by Katelyn Jetelina, from her latest Your Local Epidemiologist Substack post, sums up so much of what is now missing in the current U.S. “Healthcare” system. We physicians chose MEDICINE – the once time honored profession of helping, healing, forming trusted relationships with our patients, lifelong learning, science and evidence based research. … More We Care.
3/7/2026 Cat loved the water. The crashing of the waves. The vastness. The calm. The way the light reflects, bounces, creates patterns. The colors. The ocean. The foggy haze. Lake Michigan. The Florida Keys. The Caribbean and the Aegean Seas. Sunrises. Sunsets. The sound of the waves. The smell. The rising and fall, the froth, … More Ripples and Reflections
4/27/2025 A fellow physician’s post this morning caught my eye. Thank you Dr. Mary Leung for sharing. This is an incredibly important topic & hits close to home. Clarity, honesty, compassion, truthfulness, & kindness are so very important, throughout life, but also at life’s edge. Witnessing a loved one go through treatment for a terminal … More Honesty, Truth, Kindness at the Edge of Life
11/14/24 May we be the light that leads through the darkness ahead and sees through the veils of lies. May we keep hope alive. May we love, teach, and live through kindness. May we instill the next generation with hope – instead of fear and despair. May we evoke the truths, be bright, and shine … More Light the Way
12/8/23 2 words changed the trajectory of the past 2 years. 2 intensive chemotherapy protocols. 2 time PanCAN PurpleStride Grand Club member and Team Captain for Team Cat King Crusaders/TeamCat. 2 research centers visited for information about clinical trials. 2 personal loved ones diagnosed; one continues to push on, and one now swings and dances … More 2 years
My thoughts on Stark Laws, Anti-Kickbacks, & Hospital Ownership Bans. 10/22/23 Wow. It’s all about control. Designating what physicians can/cannot do in terms of business. An attempt to control ethical decision making by some of THE MOST ETHICAL PROFESSIONALS ALIVE. I think puppeteering policy shapers forgot – or perhaps never actually understood/realized – what it … More What if PHYSICIANS led the future of healthcare?
One never thinks it can happen to them. But I was watching. They know how to swim. We’re always so careful. I thought she was right beside me. I only turned away for a second. He was napping. But the gate was closed. Children are curious creatures. They are fearless. Impulsive. Daring. They try new … More Drowning
4/17/2023 I just finished a visit with my rheumatologist. Well, I actually finished 30-40 minutes ago and have been sitting in my car, staring at this sign, amidst sunshine, blue sky, and harshly blowing strong winds, thinking. Contemplating. Wondering. See, I’m exhausted. I’m spent. There are plenty of “to dos” and I’m currently trying to … More Not Today.
4/10/23 I wrote this piece 3 years ago, in 2020, during the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic. As I reread this entry, and reflect on the past 3 years, I realize that one can replace “COVID19” with “cancer”, “immunologic illness” “depression”, or any new life altering chronic disease/diagnosis/major disruption/transition in one’s life. The one constant … More Change and Choice
1/17/2023 Today is the day. Over a year in the making! Today is the day I became a best selling author! And the BEST part?!? I’m one of over 40+ physicians that became best selling authors today! Together. All of us. Lifting each other up to succeed. Each of us is a member of the … More Made for More