Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her! I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]
“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]
The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]
This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today. My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]
The Cranky Giraffe 
How lovely to have such important qualities recognised. Didn’t you once write a post questioning whether you were empathetic enough? Here’s your answer.
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It is wonderful “feedback” to get from a patient. I only hope I can continue to make impressions like this on patients in the future.
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I am so glad she thought to give you this and recognized your contribution to your profession and patients. ❤
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It was very thoughtful of her! I never thought that I would have such an “effect” on a patient, especially in residency and while on a service like general surgery…
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How very sweet… and a beautiful succulent arrangement. Double win. 🙂
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I know! It seems like succulents are the only thing I can keep alive!
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Wonderful!! I know you must have been all aglow from this gift from the heart. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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It did make me feel wonderful!
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