I am honing my storytelling craft after thirty years as an emergency physician, mother, and observer of the human condition. I will be creating new entries and pulling in some of my published works. Thanks for coming along.
After Emergency Medicine…
#127 Learning to Live After Cancer
Suleika Jaouad changes the narrative of the patient memoir when she embarks on the hero’s journey across America to seek answers to her fundamental question. How could she start to live after an aggressive form of cancer hijacked her barely started adult life? Read ‘Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted’ to find out.
#126 Have I Become an Influencer?
I am influencing in some old-fashioned ways. I wrote two chapters in a new textbook. I have reviewed dozens of books. I teach doctors and nurses the lessons of my own book. I mentor students and fellow writers. Most importantly, I help family and friends to understand their medical problems and hospitalizations. I am proud to be an influencer.
#125 How One Polio Epidemic in Denmark Changed Modern Medicine
One terrible polio epidemic in Denmark changed the course of modern medicine when some brilliant physicians, devoted nurses, and dedicated medical students came together on a life-saving mission. Read about it in “The Autumn Ghost” by Hannah Wunsch.
#124 Making Magic in New York
At a small children’s rehab clinic in New York, the staff are doing their best for children with special needs and unique challenges. They called me because they want to do it even better.