Post Author: Pamela Ross, MD
“Dance with me!” I could not resist your request. So with no music at all, we break out in a series of dances in your treatment room. You in your gown and me in my white coat with stethoscope around my neck. The twist, the running man, and plain old
DNR CC means you have expressed your understanding about death as a fact of life. I will honor this and thank you for making it known. Your breath is labored and your stare is glazed. Your daughter is screaming hysterically. I will sit here with you. I explain to your
What is it? Scoliosis is the most common deformity of the spine. The condition causes the spine to abnormally curve sideways, into an “S” or “C” shape and to rotate. It may lead to chronic back pain, reduced respiratory function or diminished self-esteem How common is it? One out of
Talk about it. There are several health issues that every patient should discuss with their physician, and some that are related to sexual orientation or gender identity. It’s important that LGBT persons be able to discuss these issues with their health care providers. This necessitates first coming out to their
The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God! — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Loss: We All Get to Experience it We all experience loss and grief at some point or another in life. It can be related to our own illness/mortality or the illness/mortality
May Is Lupus Awareness Month. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy, normal tissue, causing symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, pain, and damage to the heart, lungs, skin, kidneys, joint, and blood. In a normal healthy individual, the immune system directs antibodies only
