Noooo, not the pop sensations Nick, Joe, or Kevin… Blizzard Jonas is threatening double digits worth of snow on the East Coat. YEIKS! Personally, I LOVE snow ! Between school in Chicago and adventures in Ithaca, I’ve seen some of the worst. Besides, is there anything more beautiful than a sunrise over a fresh blanket … Continue reading
We started the day at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Fourth Annual Critical Care Conference with a chilling account of a patient’s experience in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). She spoke about her trip to Johns Hopkins Hospital in a helicopter: “It really felt like a scary scene out of Grey’s Anatomy!” During her stay in … Continue reading
Three years ago, as an eager Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) student, I participated in a conference that changed my life. We all have moments that shape us, experiences along our path that guide us…and the first Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference was one of those moments. Today will be the fourth time I have participated … Continue reading
Let P.S. serenade this post, press play When I was little I used to have terrible nightmares, I’d wake in the middle of the night and my room was a scary and foreign place filled with monsters. My dad would always come to my rescue, a knight in shining armor. Together we would fight them off, he’d … Continue reading
There is nothing more invigorating than an adventure… …and life is a grand adventure! Scary monsters, triumphant victories, secret passageways, and hidden treasure….there is no one way to adventure through life. As the hero in our own tale, sometimes we adventure alone, with our family, or our friends. As we grow, learn , love (and slay … Continue reading
This weekend I had the privilege of working with an amazing group of people up at the Bon Secures retreat center in Marrotsville Maryland. Every year Johns Hopkins sponsors a couples retreat for patients living with metastatic Pancreatic Cancer and their partners. It provides couples an opportunity to share and network with others facing the … Continue reading
April is full of celebration for me! Well…more specifically, for some the people I hold most dear. It is sprinkled with the birthdays of those I love the most (in fact, my teddy bear: Ted Edward Bear was even ‘born’ in April). Serendipitously, April 10th is also National Sibling’s Day. This means in the span of … Continue reading
We have all been there. Your patient has been doing SO well! Consistent with their home exercises, hardly any pain when they come into clinic, their stride is bouncy and effortless, they are nothing but rainbows and unicorns… UNTIL that fateful day when you go to grab them in the waiting room: Your patient slouched down and barely … Continue reading
Those of us in the medical profession have A GAZZILION pneumonics and silly little ways to remember all the bones, muscles, pathologies, etc, etc … somehow they are always a little, well, PG-13 (at best). SOOOOO, now that the title of this post has grabbed your attention, we will not be discussing bondage or the recent book/film “sensation” –> … Continue reading
Happy Pi Day Everyone! ❤ π This year is an extra special one at that…not only is it March 14th (or 3.14) BUT 2015 which takes us out to 4 digits of pi or 3.1415! I’m posting today at 9:26 AM which means, yes my fellow nerds we are out to SEVEN digits 3.1415926!! (incidentally, this … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 