Time. What a difference time makes. Just 10 days ago, I saw these shelters popping up in the hospital parking lot - an ominous harbinger of the rocky ride to come. A week ago, half of my patients for the day called in to cancel – and I didn't blame them. Six days ago, I…
Solve for X
Solo car rides are generally therapeutic - perhaps in the same way as a "runner's high", which I generally miss out on because I'm experiencing a combination of nausea and internal dialogue of I hate this My lungs hurt I hate this I think maybe I'm dying. I've put 3500 miles on my car* in the…
Earthquakes and Tremors
A LOT of people ask me how my job works (in case you wondered: I fill short-term openings for 3 months at a time, moving on to the next short-term opening when my schedule allows). The statement that almost always accompanies my answer? "You must be single. You couldn't really do this with a family,…
