While the physical weight we lift is often shockingly large, there are less obvious weights that we also carry.
Category: Medicine
Post Holiday Depression 12/26/20
My hypothesis is that, since Christmas starts pretty much around October before Halloween, that means that people celebrate Christmas for three months, the length of a season, or fully one quarter of the year, and in some cases longer. Christmas decorations, advertisements and gifts are out for three months. Suddenly, one day, one glorious celebration and it’s all over.
Doctoral Process 12/18/20
A doctorate that is not a medical degree is different from being a “news” host on Fox because a non-medical degree is a legitimate doctoral degree.
Sweet Technology 12/5/20
it makes me wonder what it must have been like during, say, the plague. Even in the Swine Flu breakout, people could at least speak live on the phone, surely a step down from today but still allows for real-time conversations. But when people were afraid to travel for fear of happening upon an infected community, they were truly isolated.
Covid-19 Administration 10/3/20
when they announced today (as of the writing of this post) that the President contracted Covid-19, my response was not to celebrate. I wish them a speedy recovery and will not rejoice in their suffering, and yet, neither will I feel sorry
The Heart Heals 9/22/20
You can’t suffer that kind of damage without scars to show for it, but what can we do but to survive to fight another day?
Homologues 8/27/20
To be on the market, clearly this antihistamine doesn’t affect too many other people like it did me, so why did it have this effect on me?
Blind Study 8/22/20
“Double Blind” means that nobody knows if I was vaccinated with the true vaccine, or if I received a placebo. Here’s how it works
Ear Check 8/20/20
if our hearing is impaired, the portion of our brain responsible for processing the signals begins to decay, which has been linked to cognitive disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, at least according to him. He said my “free test” will include a test of that decay, but he also said that such damage was irreparable. But, if it’s irreparable, why test for it?
Sex 7/15/20
When women are with me, all they want is to go to bed. So, they say goodnight and show me out.
