Really feeling the pinch of corporate medicine. Anyone else alarmed by the fact that, as physicians, it’s starting to feel like more “time on task” monitoring, more Medicare money hunting, and less regard for the need for deep work and thinking? You’re welcome for this hot take.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Friday, June 18, 2021
Happy Birthday, Dad. I miss you.
Dad would’ve been 71 today. Still trying to get used to the void he left in the family. Wish he could have seen his grandson playing little league or, today, finishing third grade. What a year.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
RIP Dylan Dog
In the dumpster-fire that is 2020, my life is feeling increasingly like a country song. My job has been nuts - I've been in practice a little over 4 years at a large, multi-speciality group practice and am straining under the weight of practicing during a pandemic. My dad is battling t-cell lymphoma after a failed stem cell transplant which we hoped would be curative. A dear friend is battling a significant health issue. And, about 48 hours ago, my beloved buddy concluded his 14-year journey with me and my family.
His health had been declining and we were anticipating that he didn't have many months but he became acutely ill and, following the awful calculus employed when weighing invasive/extensive interventions versus added quantity or quality of life, we decided to let him go. Thankfully, my son, wife, and I were able to say our goodbyes and I held him when he died.
The house is too quiet. He's not in the window watching me drive up or sitting with me on the couch.
I'm so sad.