This past week I had two patients that were being hospitalized long-term. Both of them had a very guarded prognosis and upon taking over their care, they each appeared quite dull. As much as I wanted to be hopeful, things did not look good and I deeply worried about them. From a medical aspect, both […]
Not Like the Movies
Anytime a crashing patient is depicted in the movies there is a flurry of chaos between the doctors and nurses in an attempt to resuscitate them. People are running all over the place, syringes are being handed out left and right, and everyone is yelling out directions. Though I have never seen a human patient […]
“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.” -Yogi Berra
In the days leading up to my first blog post, I agonized over the topic of an essay or a story to be told. I really thought hard about how I should open this endeavor. Fortunately (or some approximation of fortunately) the universe provided me with a story to tell. As introduction, I am a […]
