Tag Archives: blogger

Liberal Helping of Cranberry Pecan Pie

Posted on March 20, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

Do you want to know the BEST part of my job?  Truthfully?  I’m not even going to try to lie and say some bullshit like helping people.  Nope.  It’s not that.  It’s the food. Lord, help me, it’s the food! … Continue reading →

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Feed Me

Posted on March 17, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

The worst part about motherhood is not the lack of sleep.  It’s not the complete and unending exhaustion. It isn’t the relentless breastfeeding, sore nipples, sore back, that deep and unfulfilled desire to move except you are tethered to another … Continue reading →

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The Doctor Will See You Now

Posted on March 11, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

Welcome my friend Amber to Deconstructing Doctor.  Amber is a Neonatologist that I convince to write for my blog from time to time.  She writes so beautifully and lovingly about her patients and her chosen career.  Enjoy her latest post. … Continue reading →

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Changing Times

Posted on March 7, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

You know that the times they are a-changing when you have lunch with your dad and he wants to talk about Malcolm X. I tried to get out of the lunch date, not because I’m some kind of horrible daughter, … Continue reading →

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Profit or Prophet

Posted on March 2, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

There is a financial pressure to see a lot of patients in a day.  Seeing patients equals revenue.  Revenue equals a paycheck for me and everyone else that I employ.  It also feeds the giant corporate machine to which I … Continue reading →

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Resistance

Posted on February 24, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

I have a list of diseases that I hate the most.  I hate them because I have no way to fight them.  I have no power against them.  I push back and push back, but they don’t budge.  They laugh … Continue reading →

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A New Hope

Posted on February 16, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

Editor’s note: Shinbone Star staffers have been working so hard that we felt we needed a doctor. So we added one! Not only can she bandage our wounds, but she can write a bit, too! Yes, I stole that title … Continue reading →

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Head of the Class

Posted on February 15, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

It was hard to know if I belonged.  I wasn’t like the typical medical student.  I had never set out to become a doctor, it was never expected of me, and believe it or not, I kind of fell into … Continue reading →

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The Deal of the Art

Posted on February 8, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

I had the strange notion to visit an art museum today.  I had the day off, the kids were in school and I had no desire to peruse the aisles of Target again, mindlessly dropping things into my cart that … Continue reading →

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Carol

Posted on February 3, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

I thought about Carol today.  I was driving to Walmart, listening to the radio, thinking about the long list of errands for the day and I thought about her.  I thought about the last time that I saw her, laying … Continue reading →

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