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
Yes. Yes! YES‼️ I was just thinking how important it is to reflect, think about, & really be curious about what it is we, as individuals, want in life. We are constantly inundated by what others want us to want & it takes STOPPING & THINKING & REFLECTING to really figure it out. It’s ok … More Moments, Solitude, Self Reflection
This entry is inspired by Dr. Adam Harrison’s social media posts today, 11/18/22. Bullying. Belittling. Making one feel worthless, unvalued, not enough. Constantly berating & focusing on deficits rather than helping to improve & recognizing what’s done well PRIOR to pointing out potential areas needing improvement. Being made to feel as if anything & everything … More Courage to Change: Become an Anti-Bully
Power. Pain. Joy. Influence. Thought. Words are powerful. The words you choose each and every day determine what you do, how you think, feel, act, and in turn lend to how you feel, the actions you take, and experiences you create. I have to…. OR I get to… You have a choice. Each and every … More Choice
9/21/22 Lost. Swirling. Uncertain. What’s my purpose? Where? What? How? I’ve risen from the ashes so many times… Have started over again and again and again….. I’ve likely worked double/triple or googolplex more hours than others do in their lifetime…yet have little monetary reserves…well I did, but drained them due to a series of unfortunate … More LOST
In todays world we face so many pressures.To be better.To do more, often with less, and less. Time pressures.Work pressures.Home pressures.Family pressures.Childcare pressures.Financial pressures.Health – physical & mental – pressures. We are constantly putting others first, playing catch up, tackling seemingly never ending to do lists, and the pressure builds and builds and builds until … More Stronger Together
8/14/22 For various reasons, my family is, unknowingly, currently participating in an experiment. We have a habit of going to the grocery store whenever we crave/want certain foods. Well, this past week, I put a ban on going to the store – and I’m amazed at how innovative & creative my family has become. My … More Innovation