Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative ex...
As I watch our stock market tumbling I find myself feeling cynical, how did these folks get us IN to this mess! I then remember one of the the coolest coolest things about my job....THE PEOPLE...I get inspired all over again and I have to think we will all be ok. When I do talks in schools or community groups I tell kids about the long haul medicine entails&nb...
Hello friends, family, and excellent coworkers, I have some personal news that I want to share with all of you. My wife Alisabeth and I are going to have a baby! She's just beginning the 14th week of her pregnancy. This will be our first chlid, and we couldn't be more excited! Everything is going very well, and we expect a new member of our family to make a special first time appearance on ...
I think we can all agree tonight is a historic night. Regardless of how you feel about Obama I hope we are all inspired by the amazing turnout and the emotional investment in this election we have never seen before. Today I was doing rounds at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. It is common to have many folks hanging out in the waiting rooms outside of the surgical ICU waiting for the "5 ...
Last night I took care of my daughter's four kids while they ran errands. Jack, who is four, looked at me and asked why my eye was "bloody". I said, "Remember, grandma has a problem with her eyes, and he replied "yes". Then he asked if I was going to the doctor to get them "fixed". I told him I was going in soon and he asked if h...
Well, let's see where to start! To start I would like to say that I did not deserve what I got, I was a bitch to him and he made me happy anyway!! I was upset with him before the day even started. I had plans for Valentines Day (daytime hours) and asked him the night before what time he wanted to start our date and what to expect. He stated, "I don't know, I really hadn't thought a...
I've been thinking tonight after reading so many encouraging words that I am in a depression which I know is not good for my health and recovery from my surgeries. Although I had to move 17 hours back to NM for my surgeries and recovery I still am alone almost all the time and emotionally I am completely alone here in my thoughts until I found this web site. I think that getting a small dog m...
I walked with my new pedomiter around going everywhere needed to go along with taking the bus!! I walked a total of 4.41 miles the whole day!!! I am so proud of myself... Sunday I did not walk any....Saturday I have to say that I walked 3 miles that whole day...along with the same on Friday... Tomorrow I will do the tally so far after midnite when...
I swear with how much I did today and how great I felt doing it I would not believe that I'm the same person who's been living with GD for the past couple of months. Man! Praise God!!! He's been so good to me. I hate to complain at all about my day because it was perfect. Everything like: the snow that fell and is still falling, cooking my BBQ c...