Looking Beyond X-rays
I looked at her chest x-ray, and knew right there and then that she didn’t have a chance. I have seen
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Invictus
You are a formidable foe. That we will admit. For five years we bask in the glory that we have
A Perfect Day
I was on-call last weekend. It was not particularly busy that I was drowning in work, but enough to keep me
Handiwork of Love
Do you like crochet? (Pronounced crow-shay.) No, it’s not a country in Southeastern Europe, that is Croatia. And no, it’s not
Little Girl in ICU
She was sitting in one corner of the room. With big headphones on her ear, and with an iPad in her
More Than A Game
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is officially over. For the past two weeks it provided the world something to
Time Under Heaven
One Friday afternoon one of my partners signed out to me the patients in the ICU. I was taking over
Battle Scar
Cancer. That’s one word that the mere mention of it can bring shivers through the spine for most people. (And
Making Things Right
“I just want to make things right.” That was what my patient told me not too long ago. Wanting to make
The Dying and the Baby Robins
It was late Sunday afternoon one spring day and I was on-call that weekend. Being on-call since Friday night, and