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Cheese…mmmmm!
“Cheese is milk that gets around.” The Whole Fromage, pg 49. I do love cheese, but not as much, I think, as a young woman of my acquaintance who is the daughter of a friend of mine. The first time I really got to know her was at a showing of a film she had…
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This Is Paradise – Island Culture
Geography influences people. No question. If you live in a place with harsh winters, you know the value of a good pair of boots, and bundling up in layers. But if you grow up in a temperate clime, you may never experience the pressure of external forces on your everyday choices, and may develop a…
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Death Row
My first year as a physician, I served as an intern in the hospital where I now work and teach, as an attending physician. One of my least favorite rotations during that intern year was the four weeks i spent in the Emergency Department, the ED. Despite the fact that my training closely tracked the…
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Allowing a community to support you
This month, the online book club From Left to Write read Those We Love Most, and this triggered a very personal memory for me: The Nature vs Nurture question often comes to mind as I observe at how different my kids are (all three – the biologic, and the adopted), but occasionally, the idea applies…