Why The Long Absence from Writing

by | Sep 25, 2024 | Personal Reflections

The last you heard from me was at the end of February when I shared my life lesson in relinquishing a family heirloom. What also happened on that same day, was that as we emptied the remaining furniture in that downstairs guestroom to make way for my new clinic space...

On Relinquishing

by | Feb 29, 2024 | Personal Reflections

There’s this ritual I do when I release an object that has held a meaningful place in my heart. First, I pause and recognize that while it may be a small thing to those around me, this moment is significant to me, and I need to visit with the why. And then second, I...

An Arthritic Knee: Jan’s Story

by | Sep 25, 2023 | Healthcare, Patient Stories

Thanks to Nathan Dumlao for his photo  A Visit This past weekend longtime friends from south of Seattle visited us. Jan and I have been dear friends since college days at CSULB in California and I am very familiar with her arthritic woes.  But as she...

Lessons Learned: a New Chapter

by | Apr 8, 2023 | Personal Reflections

New chapter? Wait? What? Was there a book?    Before you get excited, no. When I go through something big, something that takes up a lot of headspace and energy, I look at that as a new chapter. These are usually unexpected or unwanted. As we’re rolling into...