Medicine
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My First Hospital Admission
I recently learned two truths: One, experiencing heart attack symptoms is profoundly frightening; and two, mouth guards float. Continue reading
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My CVS Friend
“You never write, you never call . . . where’s the love gone?” That’s how I greet my CVS friend, Diane, every time I walk through the door of the local drug store. And every time she hears it, Diane… Continue reading
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Little Lighthouses
Ever perfunctorily greet and walk past a stranger at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning who then yells after you, ‘Hey! What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve seen this morning?” Stunned, I told the stranger about the adult and adolescent… Continue reading
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Rx Vexation
Drug prescription mix-ups can be a hard pill to swallow. (And yes, so can bad puns). About a month ago, my psychiatrist called in a refill for my anti-depressants. Unfortunately, he called in the wrong amount and the wrong dosage.… Continue reading
