Tag Archives: Doctor

Corporations are Doctors, Too

Posted on January 19, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

This blogpost first appeared on new*normal*gal. This is a great blog about newnormalgal’s journey with breast cancer. She’s funny and sassy and honest. While convalescing from surgery, she asked me to fill in for her and this is what I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare Today, Medical Musings | Tagged B movie, blog, blogger, blogging, control, corporations, Doctor, flawed, idealist, medical, realist, superhero, writing | 10 Comments

digging ditches

Posted on January 16, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

I inhaled deeply and out came the contents of the day in one long breath. The computers, the patients, the staff, the new EMR system. All of the problems. No solutions. So much frustration. I just want to quit! I … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, construction, Dad, digging ditches, Doctor, EMR, hard work, quit, writer, writing | 7 Comments

Discomfort Zone

Posted on January 10, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

The following blogpost first appeared on my friend Bonnie’s blog called edsazebra. Bonnie is such an amazing spirit, filled with joy and encouragement for others. She writes about her journey with an incredibly rare disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I’m doing a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blogging, Doctor, fight, forgive, Friends, friendship, grateful, Humor, like, lonely, sibling rivalry | 11 Comments

Wicker for better living

Posted on January 4, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

You know what I’ve realized? Life is not like a Pottery Barn Catalog. Life isn’t all neatly tucked away in cute little wicker baskets on top of shelves. It’s not neatly filed in boxes and catalogued with metal tag holders. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blogging, clutter, Doctor, duvet covers, Humor, Life, pottery barn, storage, style, wicker baskets | 6 Comments

Salad Spinner

Posted on January 1, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

First, let me preface this post by giving full disclosure: cooking is not my strongest suit. I pretty much stink at it. One of my friends from high school and one that I’ve kept in touch with on Facebook recommended … Continue reading →

Posted in Advise Humorous | Tagged blogging, blue apron, Doctor, dressing, fruit, Humor, salad, salad shooter, salad spinner, strawberries, vegetables | 8 Comments

Lost and Found

Posted on December 28, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I am obsessed with bottles. Not because I like bottles all that much, it’s because I like to put things in them. I collect do-dads, trinkets, little bits of shiny things, mostly broken, mostly discarded and I put them in … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged battered, blogging, bottles, broken, collect, Doctor, inspiration, Lost and found, redemption, rescued, second chances, stories, trinkets | 14 Comments

Gender Offender

Posted on December 20, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I went to a conference last week. Alone. No kids. No husband. No friends. Just me. 5 days in a hotel room. 5 days to navigate an alien city all by myself. 5 days to find peace and calm in … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged alone, blogging, conference, discomfort, Doctor, Doctor story, empowered, fear, locker room talk, story, stranger, Truth | 14 Comments

Push Pull

Posted on December 12, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

There is this phenomenon that I would like to discuss. Does this happen to any of you? Of course it does. If you share a bed with another human being, this has happened. It is happening now all over the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, Doctor, Humor, Marriage, post, stories, Truth, writing | 8 Comments

Thy Rod and Thy Staff

Posted on December 6, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Sometimes, before I walk into a room with certain patients, I take a deep cleansing breath and whisper, Lord, give me strength. I just know what’s waiting for me on the other side. History repeats itself over and over. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare Today, Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blogging, Death, Doctor, Doctor patient relationship, Grief, loss, prayer, staff, stories | 4 Comments

Too Much

Posted on December 2, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

My mom died on July 7th 2016. My birthday was July 26th and my wedding anniversary was July 28th. On my mom’s desk in her room, sat two cards, one addressed to me and one addressed to me and my … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blog, blogging, Christmas, Death, Doctor, family, gifts, giving, loss, Mom, mother, writing | 22 Comments