Joshua Knew
his time of year, right before Christmas, I always remember one of my first patients in residency, Joshua. His story was so powerful when it happened back in 1988, that I eventually wrote about it and submitted the essay to JAMA, where it was published in 1993. I realized recently that I had kept this [...]
Adventures in Holiday Picture Taking
t’s December…time for the great ordeal experience that is our holiday mailing. This is a tradition that I have foisted on myself over the past two decades. It’s origins lie within my perfectionism. That much is abundantly clear. But I will say that I inherited some of the tendency from Mommy Dearest. Initially when it [...]
Some Things Just Boggle My Entire Mind
would really like to be nice and polite and ask a tactful what am I missing here about this story. But there is nothing nice or polite about what follows. It is just a story that is unfuckingbelievable even to jaded ol’ me. Read for yourself: Family Fights ‘Ridiculous’ Benefit Denial Dollar Tree Says No [...]
Sometimes A Toy Is Just A Toy, And Then…
or some, a toy is just a toy; for others a toy can mean a whole lot more. After a week of reflecting on the comments people have offered on my last post here, on Open Salon and on Anti Racist Parent, this is the best summary statement that I can give of the majority [...]