Treating the Entire Individual
We are fortunate to live in an era where innovation and rapid expansion has become almost a daily occurrence. Over the past 100 years travel has evolved from wooden carriages fueled by equestrian means to literal footprints on the moon and rover exploration on Mars. Healthcare has evolved from tincture of opium and bloodletting to…
I am a physician, part of the enormous all consuming “machine” called modern healthcare. This machine is driven by value-based best practice and end results. Literal life and death decisions are required daily, so naturally, I become impatient when my son can’t decide between chocolate and vanilla or which movie to watch. My cultivated “Achilles heel” of impatience has a…
Sometimes the minuscule moment is the most relevant, the least anticipated becomes the most profound. Endless searches for wisdom and insight fade with each passing day, only to be shadowed by an unintentional conversation or event. Wisdom is profound in the simple, while often hidden, complicated or forgotten in the complex or intentional. This ironic…