Health care providers use a scale of 1-10 to gauge people’s pain to assist with triaging. The typical pain scale cheat sheet (in case you didn’t know what a five is) rates things between mild and severe with hints to help you determine…
My body and I are long-time nemeses. Sometime in middle school/early high school I recognized had an unideal body type. On the upside I had long legs on a slightly below average height. On the downside I was short-waisted, small-boned, and heavily-endowed. Imagine popping Barbie legs onto…
What I could tell you about the digestive process two years ago vs. What I could tell you about it now. (In pictures)
Growing up Single in the city Newlywed Pets Home ownership Child Children
Last night I jokingly lamented that the last two years’ health problems can be directly or indirectly attributed to having a child later in life with medical intervention. Directly, I required a hysterectomy and pelvic floor repair two years ago. Indirectly, in my lay-informed…
This morning Sandy raised his voice and expressed his frustration with Eliot and I as he was busy trying to herd the clan out the door. It was legitimate, but I realized that his ability and willingness to get vocally upset powers his influence. This is…
I empathize easily. This seems a coveted trait these days. Ted Talks and Psychology Today articles abound on how to increase your empathetic skills. Which would imply that empathy is a rare and precious thing, but I suspect many people empathize. How else…