Tag Archives: ocean

Endlessly Forever

Posted on November 10, 2018 by deconstructingdoctor

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

Hurrican’t

Posted on September 8, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

You really can’t understand the mentality of a Floridian unless you are one. You could never really imagine what it’s like standing on your front porch while a hurricane bears down on you from all sides. Witnessing the shear power … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged beach, blog, blogger, blogging, crazy, Doctor, Florida, Floridian, Hurricane, Irma, leave, ocean, rebuild, stay, survive, writer, writing | 11 Comments

Home

Posted on July 8, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

As I stand in the place where the ocean and land meet, I have the overwhelming desire to go home. Myrtle Beach is just not the same. The sand isn’t right. The color of the ocean is all wrong. Where … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, Corporation, Doctor, God, Home, loss, Medicine, Mom, mother, ocean, Residency, Sea, Sea creatures, Tides, writer, writing | 30 Comments

Waves

Posted on July 29, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

It seems that the most common way to describe the feeling of grief is to say that it “comes in waves.” I spent the last week at the beach on vacation with my family. It’s one of the only places … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blogging, Death, Doctor, Doctors and death, Family Doctor, Grief, loss, Mom, mother, ocean, sorrow, tears, waves | 5 Comments