Power
“He’s getting pretty bad…we may have no choice but to intubate him soon,” the fellow circles a few values on the ABG and looks through the glass door at the … Continue reading
Blueberry
Born on a face painfully disfigured by a rare form of cancer, his expression is one of fear masked by resignation, a combination that has all the appearance of emptiness. … Continue reading
Six Months
Six months is a long time. For some things, that is. Like, “I’ve been waiting for my paperwork to go through for six months.” That sort of time spent waiting … Continue reading
Favorite Things Fresh
I believe in the responsible use of scents. I don’t dig overpowering perfumes or colognes – the chemical kind that linger in elevators or on the surfaces of phones long … Continue reading
Renegade
I went to bed feeling like the queen of the mega-code, but this morning her majesty is wicked tired from all the studying and angst that comes from completing physician … Continue reading
Antibiotic Audit
“Sure, this may be viral, but whenever he gets a virus he always gets a bacterial sinusitis afterward. Can’t we just have the antibiotic now to head it off at … Continue reading
Like It Never Happened
“I can’t bag him anymore – nothing’s going in.” The sinewy paramedic looks up at John expectantly. John nods, takes in a sharp breath. “Place an ET tube.” “Placing an … Continue reading
Sing It So IT Begins
For many reasons – some doofus-y, and some deeply personal – Mr. Whine has deemed this my personal theme song. And so on this, the eve of my introduction to … Continue reading
Favorite Things Flip and Dip
It wasn’t until after graduating college and having spent a year as a research technician in the lab of an MD that I decided I wanted to be a physician … Continue reading
A Beat Up Postcard
Well hello you two, & greetings from AK! It’s May 2013 & you’ve just graduated (from med school and residency) and are moving on to big things…but first you get … Continue reading
What I Read Wednesday: VITAMEATAVEGA– Now Wait a MINute!
You can fairly readily recognize those in a patient population who fall among the nutters of the medical world. Upon opening their charts, a long (long) list of drug ‘allergies’ … Continue reading
Over the Moon and Hanging with the Sun
Mr. Whine and I did not have the classic post-nuptial honeymoon we’d planned. Quite shortly after we were married, I became suddenly and seriously ill, so any plans for travel … Continue reading
Sing It Sunday
I start my internship in just one week (eep), but have not let my (great) angst about the transition to Dr. M. Whine destroy my fun during this fabulous month … Continue reading
I Just Finished Medical School And….
It’s a FABULOUS (terrifying, surprising, FABULOUS) feeling. (For all the like minded medical science nerds out there, yes, the featured image is an endorphin.)
An Odd Kind of Freedom
As I exit the lecture hall, traverse the lobby I’ve traipsed across too many times to count and at hours too early or late to speak of, everything – the … Continue reading
And I Won’t Come Down
I am exhausted – physically and emotionally. That is what absolute, unfiltered joy does to a person. Yesterday, in a room of my peers, sitting next to people I’d known … Continue reading
The Music Plays On
Did I match? Read the title of the email. Congratulations! You have matched! Read the body. I feel like dancing! (But instead, I will admit two more patients and coordinate … Continue reading
Mullberry Whine 