You may have guessed from my posts the last few months that I am a little smitten with NY. So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise to say, I wasn’t the most enthused to return south to D.C. We have 6 weeks of class sandwiched between clinical rotations and for most of us, it feels … Continue reading
I’ve often felt life to be a large puzzle. Not the easy-peasy 100 piecer with some predictable Thomas Kinkade bridge on it…it is the kind with thousands of pieces, large color blocked fields, and no box cover to sneak a peak at the final picture. The image appears to be constantly changing as more and … Continue reading
Today I saw a whole new side of physical therapy…the before. Before I get them out of their cloudy soft hospital bed and get them walking in their grippy socks through the hospital halls with my rolling walker. Before they ended up in that bed, something happened. Now, many of my patients come into the … Continue reading
Did you know that there are over 80 billion neurons in the brains? There are some scientists at MIT who are looking to map the structure and connections neurons make but came across an all too familiar dilemma: TIME. It would take upwards of 500,000 years to get all those suckers mapped! YOU can help! … Continue reading
The Imagine Science Film Festival is the first science film festival in the world founded by scientists. It aims to transform the way science and scientists are portrayed in mainstream media, while emphasizing the importance of storytelling, narrative structure, and visual communication. Seven days of beautiful and inspiring work flickering before my eyes on the … Continue reading
I suffer from pervasive and malignant foot in mouth syndrome (IE ~ stream of consciousness speaking without filtration) I just get so excited sometimes and my mind just leaps to places perhaps it shouldn’t go. Well, I had a mild case of “FIMS” this week when speaking to a surgeon about a new patient I … Continue reading
I have been at Lutheran for almost 12 weeks now and I still get lost. Now, I am not directionally challenged ~ hospitals can just be disorienting places. I navigate using landmarks like a Rothko print. Seriously, I think to myself: “Right at Rothko to get back to the gym” I have recently become aquatinted … Continue reading
Kazoku ~ Familie ~ Family Today was a glorious day of reunions for me! I got to meet up with some family I haven’t seen in a long time: Teri, Meredith, Joyce, Klara, and Jamie. Teri and Meredith lived with my family in Japan…we played on the shores of Camp Kinser as children with Meri’s … Continue reading
This is a question I get asked an awful lot at the hospital. We see a lot of Spanish speaking patients here at Lutheran, however this isn’t something isolated to NYC. As a healthcare professional, it is becoming more important than ever to learn to speak Spanish especially to provide the most patient centered care … Continue reading
Every Tuesday night, the Amateur Astronomer’s Association hosts a night of stargazing at The High Line. It was an evening filled with big telescopes, fresh air, space experts, and a mile and half park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets of Manhattan’s West Side. (so lovely) Most importantly though, I … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 