Monthly Archives: April 2018
A recent article by Michelle Crouch (Reader’s Digest – May ’18) indicates that over 440,000 American die every year from medical errors and infections contracted in area hospitals. So, how do we as patients head off this statistic? Take charge of your care: ask questions, take notes and have someone be a health advocate on your behalf. As Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., former senior vice president for patient safety and quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore states: you are…..
I heard this phrase the other day – “selling our attention.” Initially, I dismissed it as just another generic part of a conversation. Then I realized that the term was being repeated in my mind. One of those annoying things that unconsciously repeat and repeat in your brain for no apparent reason. Well, since I’m a medical person and tend to look at most issues from a health point of view, I decided to follow the workings of my brain…..
A young woman sent a gift to one of her girlfriends. It wasn’t elaborate or expensive or elegant. It was just an item that caught her eye when she was shopping for something else. The small item was almost an afterthought. She dropped it into her large shopping bag where it fell to the bottom and was hidden in the crease. In the glee of unpacking her newly purchased treasures, she forgot about the tiny item and absentmindedly threw it…..
We have all been there. Enjoying the full wonders of nature as the earth, temperature, wind and solar system all cooperate to present the ideal environment for us to enjoy the full benefits of nature. We shed our heavy coats, get rid of our wool scarves, hide our gloves, put away our snow boots and leave our insulated pants and socks in the drawer. Our energy level seems to rise to a fever pitch – mimicking the bursting sap of…..