tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post1874428493616735244..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: BlinkGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63240185154115147612021-11-22T21:43:12.190-05:002021-11-22T21:43:12.190-05:00I saw a patient with vague back pain. As an ortho...I saw a patient with vague back pain. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I suppose I should not have cared much.<br />But I had known him for years for small problems and from him bringing in his mom.<br />He looked like crap, not well.<br />I told him I was worried about him, sent his to GI doc I knew well.<br />He scanned him, full of cancer, dead in 6 weeks.<br />All is temporary, there is no permanent. <br />I am satisfied that he had time to prepare, that is all I could have done. He was a nice farmer, kind to his livestock.<br />Knowing your patients makes for better care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-15351759012942866202021-10-16T19:51:01.958-04:002021-10-16T19:51:01.958-04:00Great post. So true. Great post. So true. djhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805144102363289858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54786477461332486362021-10-12T22:09:23.997-04:002021-10-12T22:09:23.997-04:00And that's exactly how it happens. Amazing thi...And that's exactly how it happens. Amazing things, life and time.Shashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-73421841732555386672021-10-09T21:51:00.195-04:002021-10-09T21:51:00.195-04:00What a fabulous post! On a one-off note, my son gr...What a fabulous post! On a one-off note, my son grew up in our family home. Last summer we remodeled our daylight basement into an apartment for me and my husband so we have no stairs. Last month my son moved in upstairs. He's 42 now, and I am having a hard time remembering he's all grown up and doesn't need reminders from me!Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59643769769659620542021-10-09T17:07:34.267-04:002021-10-09T17:07:34.267-04:00The sands run through the hourglass whether we lik...The sands run through the hourglass whether we like it or not. The tragedy is that so few people have both the time and resources to live their dream lives and become old and infirm thinking "I wish we had...."gloriaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09973728648240255169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41555340071569072812021-10-07T21:21:40.297-04:002021-10-07T21:21:40.297-04:00This says it all:
https://hellopoetry.com/poem/11...This says it all: <br />https://hellopoetry.com/poem/1184764/the-dash-poem-by-linda-ellis/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069196933273536158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59617655464881278902021-10-06T17:44:41.459-04:002021-10-06T17:44:41.459-04:00The circle game. "We're captive on the ca...The circle game. "We're captive on the carousel of time<br />We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came<br />and go round and round and round, in the circle game.". <br /><br />My elderly parents recently told me they talked to a funeral home director and I won't have anything to worry about when they pass, it is taken care of. The funeral home is one that has been in my hometown for as long as I can remember, but now the owners have changed. It is now owned by the son of the original owner. I graduated from high school with the son. He is now a middle aged man. <br /><br />My son is in his 2nd year of college. I have an AARP membership. <br /><br />Incredible. Rainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45168413433436022362021-10-06T10:34:44.691-04:002021-10-06T10:34:44.691-04:00I'm a veterinarian, a little over 20 years in ...I'm a veterinarian, a little over 20 years in practice. I've seen my clients through their pets' old age and death, helped them raise their next puppy or kitten and seen them through that one's death and now into the third generation of pets. It's an honor to me that I can talk with a client about their pet from 2 generations ago - I'm doing something right that they continue to trust me for that long. With all the COVID demands on a vet's time these days (we're WAY more busy than we were in 2019) and the increased crabbiness of everybody, I'd lost track of that. Thanks for the reminder of the positives of my career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91260596565819950122021-10-05T20:12:13.642-04:002021-10-05T20:12:13.642-04:00I can add nothing except to say we need more clear...I can add nothing except to say we need more clear expressions of love for each other. This is one such.TYPackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45868330101637966002021-10-05T01:58:37.771-04:002021-10-05T01:58:37.771-04:00Wow. Just wow.Wow. Just wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-75706331713278389752021-10-04T20:08:11.552-04:002021-10-04T20:08:11.552-04:00(Don McCollor)...Our local funeral director (under...(Don McCollor)...Our local funeral director (undertaker) died a few years ago. He had buried my parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends. It was sad, because I thought he would be the very last to let me down...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64030736370382071742021-10-04T17:49:59.206-04:002021-10-04T17:49:59.206-04:00Dr. G, this post moved me to tears; it's a doc...Dr. G, this post moved me to tears; it's a doctor's version of "Sunrise, Sunset." And as the spouse of a man with rapidly advancing early-onset Alzheimer's who's now in a nursing home, I find myself humming a slightly revised line from the M*A*S*H theme as I walk out the door: "The game of life is hard to play/We're gonna lose it anyway..." <br /><br />A. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348733577500591253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58440599486110957892021-10-04T16:27:35.382-04:002021-10-04T16:27:35.382-04:00Bless you for your long and dedicated career as we...Bless you for your long and dedicated career as well as your much appreciated humor!HeroHoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157411044318901668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57733403844398746072021-10-04T12:32:37.623-04:002021-10-04T12:32:37.623-04:00Second Law of Thermodynamics. Inevitable, unpleasa...Second Law of Thermodynamics. Inevitable, unpleasant and an unavoidable fact of life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-9413066436188641792021-10-04T11:54:45.192-04:002021-10-04T11:54:45.192-04:00Funny, I know my kids are all about to finish high...Funny, I know my kids are all about to finish high school, but every time I look at them all I see are pigtails and mischievous smiles of 4 year olds. The days too long, the years too short. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2766228996421290922021-10-04T11:26:43.092-04:002021-10-04T11:26:43.092-04:00So true - I see it at the pharmacy every day and i...So true - I see it at the pharmacy every day and in my kids. Getting old is for the birds.<br /><br />murgatr<br />Pharm.Tech RDC-08Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18478748636724852442021-10-04T07:05:32.303-04:002021-10-04T07:05:32.303-04:00Yes I understand. My doctor has been my general p...Yes I understand. My doctor has been my general practitioner for just over 40 years. He has walked with me along the way. He cares for two of my children. I appreciate all he has done for our family. Sadly the poor man had a huge fall last week and it brings to mind that he won't be my doctor forever.Suzannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59112357855376002092021-10-04T06:41:13.284-04:002021-10-04T06:41:13.284-04:00How very poignant. I'm retiring next month an...How very poignant. I'm retiring next month and having been thinking similar thoughts. The practice of medicine has changed so much, but the art of medicine lives on.KJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020813371913296154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65347921586592515122021-10-04T06:19:43.520-04:002021-10-04T06:19:43.520-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.LadyJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432701276403404166noreply@blogger.com