Spending most of the weekend attending celebrations of life really puts your thoughts into an interesting place. I am looking for inspiration and reflection.

I respond to Dr. Daniela Lamas’ very honest and vulnerable opinion piece from the NYT. Dealing with patients in denial is certainly a complex challenge.

A short trip to Las Vegas was a welcome respite to the pandemic home stay. Vegas is back and busy with festivals, conferences, and professional football. I am sharing just a few thoughts.

This piece was published near the beginning of the Covid-19 epidemic and I think it deserves another look. Layered on top of the unknown is now what we know. Some of our patients are actually choosing to forego vaccination and placing themselves at potential harm and even death from the highly contagious Delta variant. Family members must still be isolated from their ill and dying relatives. We have to accept this difficult situation.