Author Archives: deconstructingdoctor

Protest Poster Ideas for BLM

Posted on June 3, 2020

Don’t you hate when bloggers give this long diatribe before you get to the part you really want to read, like, when I was a kid I had this friend, blah blah blah. Let’s just get to it. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged Black Lives Matter, democracy, George Floyd, police brutality, protest, protest poster, protest poster ideas | 2 Comments

Black Health Matters

Posted on May 31, 2020

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m tired. I have been on social media almost nonstop. I think my phone said my online time is up 40% this week. I am consuming everything I can about what is happening … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare Today, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmaud Arbery, black health, black health disparities, Black Lives Matter, Central Park Amy, Doctor, George Floyd, protest, racism | 3 Comments

The Essential Worker

Posted on April 23, 2020

I was talking to a patient the other day while we passed in the hallway. I had a mask on, she didn’t. She was in the office that morning to get her routine fasting labs. I asked her if she … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged burger, COVID-19, deconstructing doctor, Doctor, essential worker, Healthcare, needed, nonessential worker, PPE, protestors, quarantine, testing | 20 Comments

My Pleasure

Posted on April 18, 2020

Am I the only one that is disturbed when the shiny-overly-smiling-faced purveyor of my chicken sandwich at the Chick Fil A drive thru responds to a simple “thank you for my chicken sandwich,” with “my pleasure”? I think it’s overkill … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged aqua man, Chick Fil A, chicken, chicken sandwich, chocolate chip cookies, Doctor, key lime pie, key west, my pleasure, popeyes, Stephen King, the witcher | 16 Comments

Stay the F^#@ Home

Posted on March 22, 2020

I have been at home for the past 4 days with my family. I go back to work tomorrow. I am actually looking forward to the routine of a work day, although even the work day is not routine. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged carolina, chickens, COVID-19, Doctor, essential workers, flu, habit, maternity leave, medical care, quarantine, routine, spring, stay home, telemedicine, work | 3 Comments

Crown of Thorns

Posted on March 19, 2020

The coronavirus is named because under an electron microscope, the group of viruses appear to wear a crown. I can’t help but compare that to the crown of thorns that adorned the head of Jesus Christ while he hung on … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, crown, crown of thorns, Doctor, fear, neighbor, pandemic, social distancing, Survival, testing

I Might Shit My Pants Before its all Over

Posted on March 15, 2020

There’s nothing like a global pandemic to bring Deconstructing Doctor out of semi-retirement. As I write this, the kids are obliviously occupied on their iPads, pretty sure my husband is, too. That Rumba that he bought for Christmas that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings | Tagged battle, COVID-19, Doctor, family medicine, pandemic, shit, soldier, toilet paper | 12 Comments

From the Skulls of My Enemies

Posted on November 23, 2018

I have recently taken to the habit of drinking a glass of red wine from a clear glass shaped like a skull. Not everyday, mind you. It started after Halloween. I decided to make a Halloween feast for my family. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged Anger, blog, blogger, blogging, cat litter cake, Doctor, enemies, forgiveness, glass, Halloween, skulls, wine, writer | 7 Comments

The War of Christmas

Posted on November 13, 2018

It was a typical Monday morning, I got the kids up and ready for school, dropped them off before the bell, and headed off to work. Halloween was still fresh in our minds, the candy piled high on the kitchen … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged assault, blog, blogger, blogging, child, christ, Christmas, Doctor, Halloween, Hate, holidays, immigrants, Jesus, merry christmas, small town, war on christmas, welfare, writer, wwjd | 12 Comments

Endlessly Forever

Posted on November 10, 2018

There are times when silence is necessary. Quiet reflection, stillness, exhalation. I found myself in a state of mind consistent with floating on the stillness of the ocean, buoyed by the salinity, the sun peaking in and out behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blogger, blogging, Doctor, endlessly, floating, forever, jumped, ocean, Patient, Run, Running, smile, songs, students, Teaching, tears, writer, writing | 6 Comments