Enjoy. It’s only 2:17. My eighth-grade son, “you know, it raises some interesting issues…though I don’t think Cancer would disappear.” JMM h/t @Andrea_Cyr
Category: Reflection
When I started writing this blog 18 months ago, I did so on a whim. I enjoyed posting race reports on our bike team’s e-group. Writing in race-report vernacular, to an e-group of friends, made me laugh. There was zero pressure. Then, I learned about this thing called blogger. They had a ‘publish’ button, which […]
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Plugged back in
Hello there, all. It’s been a while. Whoa, that was a vacation. I’ve decided to type frivolously tonight. The main purpose in doing so is just to get started writing something. Anything. I’m afraid the malaise of vacation is lingering. I’m afraid that it might stick. Please don’t look for me to give a heavy […]
On the way out of the hospital yesterday, after an incredibly productive week, I tweeted that catheter ablation was a team sport, and that our team was rocking it. They were; they do all the time. This response was tweeted back: …”A team sport? Ahhhh, not sure I would want to hear those words as […]
The practice of Medicine has its ups and downs. Little about doctoring could be called steady, or controlled. There are cycles. Sometimes, the negatives congeal together and even the most upbeat doctor tilts a little low. But here’s the best part: patients nearly always cheer you up. It’s why I love the job so much. […]
In the better-late-than-never category comes my shout out for World Kidney Day, which was yesterday. I love their slogan: “Protect your Kidneys, Save your Heart.” As an organ, the kidneys are a lot like offensive lineman in football; they do all the hard work but remain mostly anonymous. They sit motionless in the back of […]
My friend called to tell me what happened. His voice cracked. Jim thought that it was a normal Sunday morning ride. He was meeting his friends, and they were riding their normal route, on roads called Covered Bridge, Sleepy Hollow and Wolf Pen Branch. It was one of those Sunday mornings in Kentucky that makes […]
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Spring Fever
The sun is shining through my office windows. The inflammation of over-scheduling nearly broke me today. This Friday, I’m going home to ride. Goodbye Friday. JMM
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Doctors as Sponges?
I am a doctor. Go ahead, call me what you may, group me in a neatly prejudged category. …”All you doctors.” Just don’t label me a sponge. That’s right, today in the WSJ, Mr Andy Kessler, a famous author, and former hedge fund manager smart enough to turn 100$ million into 1 billion, grouped doctors […]
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Happy Valentines Day
The good news is that the efficiency of modern living affords us many treasures, like Apple products and carbon-fibre bikes, for instance. The bad news is that this same modern-ness immerses us in a sea of inflammation. That’s unfortunate because more times than not, Heart Disease occurs as a result of excess inflammation. One of […]
To celebrate women’s health, our office was awash in red today. It’s true, despite the vigor of the pink-ribbon campaign, heart disease remains the number one cause of death for women. That stinks, because like in men, death from heart disease is so preventable. Notwithstanding my free socks, in promoting heart health, I am redder […]