DEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 2 - FAILURE
As a young doctor, death feels like the enemy...
Read MoreDEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 1 - INJUSTICE
My first experience of death was as a medical student...
Read MoreTHIS IS (HOPEFULLY) WHY YOUR CHRISTIAN FRIEND HAS THEIR STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
First of all, let me start off by saying that I acknowledge how deeply personal and emotional the issue of gay marriage is...
Read MoreMARY CLUMP AND THE CLOT
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This short story was written and first published in 2010, while I was in my 3rd year of medical school. It was written to be a whimsical summary and educational tool for my tutorial group about Deep Vein Thromboses (DVTs) and Pulmonary Emboli (PEs)...
Read MoreDOCTOR-PATIENT ETIQUETTE
We live in an age where information and gratification are a few short keystrokes away. Want to know who that person was that did that thing that one time…? Google it. Feel like a pizza? Order one online – guaranteed delivery to your door in 30 minutes or less. What a time to be alive!...
Read MoreA CAUTIONARY TALE
Cautionary tales are not my forte, but this is an important one.
It begins on a beautiful summer afternoon, as two people are joined in holy matrimony. Their names are somewhat unimportant, but for the sake of telling this story, let’s call one Frank and the other Shelly...
Read MoreLOUISE THE GREETER
I won’t pretend I know Louise, I won’t even tell you that we’re casual acquaintances. I’ve only met her once, and that one encounter lasted for all of three seconds. But those three seconds left me feeling an indescribable sense of joy. Let me tell you the story...
Read MoreSEEING AND PERCEIVING
How do you perceive God? How do you view Him? The answer to that question has no impact or bearing on who God is - He tells us “I AM who I AM”; rather, the answer you give reveals a truth about you...
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