Tag Archives: stories

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 →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, children, Doctor, food choices, healthy choices, healthy diet, Humor, hungry, Mom, mom story, motherhood, stories, writing | 23 Comments

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 →

Posted in Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged art, blog, blogger, blogging, Caravaggio, Doctor, medical, Medical School, Medical Student, stories, writing | 25 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

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

Sacrifice

Posted on November 24, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I believe that it is only through sacrifice that we truly find our purpose. The purpose in all of our lives is to help another without reciprocation. We don’t get anything in return except a feeling of great accomplishment and … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare Today, Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, Doctors, health, medical, nurses, sacrifice, soldiers, stories, Teachers, writing | 7 Comments

Moms

Posted on November 9, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Please welcome my friend, Amber Fort, back to my blog. She’s been on hiatus, but has decided to make an appearance with a post she wrote after a dream she had about our mother’s meeting in heaven and giggling and … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogger | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, children, Doctor, Doctor story, Doctors and death, dream, Friends, inspiration, love, medical, Mom, mother, post, stories, writing | 6 Comments

Teachable Moment

Posted on May 8, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

It was just one of those days. You’ve been there before. I know you can relate. Rushed home from work, took the kids to the soccer game, rushed home, rushed through baths, a blur of fussing and fighting and everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged bedtime stories, blogging, Captain Underpants, children, Doctor, family, fed up, guilt, kids, lessons, Mom, mother's day, quit, stories | 8 Comments