Tag: illness

• The Miracle (part 2): a woman’s story in 2 parts

  “Emily.” It was the doctor’s voice, and he was leading her into a seat in his office as if she were an old lady. “Emily, it’s good to see you again…” his voice trailed off as he inspected her. “But you were supposed to have come back to see me a month or so ago, […]

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  July 26, 2013

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  a woman’s needs, advanced maternal age, biological clock, cancer, denial, empathy, illness, medical opinions, medical skill, menopause, pregnancy, woman’s health, women’s issues

• Health

  Do we expect too much Health? Or perhaps less controversially, do we expect too much of Health? Are our expectations realistic or even attainable? Do we really know what Health is -or for that matter, is not? It’s an important point and one that should not be dismissed as mere academic quibbling. Perhaps, to paraphrase St. […]

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  August 4, 2012

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  doctors, expectations, health, illness, medicine, philosophy, wellness, Women’s helth

• The surgical option

  I’m not opposed to the surgical option, it’s just that there are many roads to Rome, and sometimes an indirect route is more satisfying. Don’t misunderstand; I’m an Ob/Gyn surgeon. It’s what I do, but not to the exclusion of everything else. There are times when surgery is necessary, life-saving, difficult to avoid. There are few […]

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  July 27, 2012

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  fibroids, illness, medical options, surgery, surgical options, treatment options, women’s health