The heart has its reasons, which the reason knows not. —Pascal
It has been a particularly trying week. Cracks appear at the edges of my well-ordered world: too many patients, not enough time to devote to difficult cases, staffing issues at the office. Moreover, I feel a cold coming on, a growing discomfort in my chest.
Now here before me sits a 14-year-old boy, my last patient of this busy Friday afternoon. more»
Interested readers can now access my latest Humane Medicine column — Heartache: When the diagnosis is just a click away — recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Pericarditis put me in the intensive care unit of our local hospital for 3 days, followed by another 4 in a shared room. Had my trip to the E.R. been delayed, I’d
not be here to read your “Marginal Musings” … likely a much bigger loss than one less reader.
I just read this article in my husband’s JAAPA. Thanks for writing.
I’ve also read a few of your articles, including the one about medical humanities for $50,000. I very much enjoyed it and look forward to reading more of your work.