Copper Mine

Our lives are full of Copper Mines. ...

Riding for Amy

A valuable sports fact I learned that day is if you are going to be straddling a bike seat for 14 hours, do not wear a Speedo....

Smoking is not bad

Nicotine is one of the most addictive chemicals known to man. Milligram for milligram, dose for dose it is more addictive than cocaine or heroin. More then 90...

My doctor is a computer!

There was no mistake, but a bad thing has happened. Despite the best efforts of the doctors, Bob’s wife is very sick. Due to a rare side effect of treatment...

Hospice for Doctors

It is hard to lie to patients who are dying. To look a fellow human in the eye and tell them “everything will be OK,” is painful. To give treatment that i...

Remembering a Healer

What is a “healer?” Is it a physician with encyclopedic medical knowledge? A doctor who possesses fabulous dexterity in performing complex procedures? One w...

Just Dance

To be honest I have two left feet. At weddings, my wife wears steel tipped boots for protection. Upon observing my gyrations to a lively Bon Jovi melody, a ...

Child Drug Poisoning Increasing

As an Oncologist, I write many prescriptions. Narcotics, chemotherapy, sedatives, anti nausea, steroids and dozens of other drugs. Therefore, I was quite shake...