Thanksgiving. Hanukkah. Christmas. New Year’s. It’s an existential dread to be in the holiday season yet again. I already bought into the scheme and already have my Christmas decor up and in its proper place. I hosted Thanksgiving without a hitch for the very first time. But man, am I zoning out through this chaotic…
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Finding Light in Darkness
Sacrifice. Pain. Suffering. All parts of the human condition. We are meant to feel discomfort. Kyle is about 2-3 weeks out since being in the hospital on and off eight days for two back to back bowel obstructions that were able to resolve (both) without a surgery that would certainly cause more damage to him…
Do No Harm
Before diagnosing my husband, our new doctor after Kyle’s second admission to the hospital for his third bowel obstruction of this year quoted a famous philosopher and said, “When treating my patients I like to follow the phrase — DO NO HARM [to the patient]”. He later explained that he had no clue what was…
