For some reason, I dredged up some memories of things my parents said to me when I was a kid, mostly phrases or admonitions I guess, meant to teach, or perhaps intimidate or maybe just blow hot air, I don’t know. And then, I wondered, are these common parental sayings that last throughout the years and therefore have become standard jargon for all parents? You are probably wondering, how many years ago wa Read More

    I sat at a café in Monterrey while watching the playful sea otters break clams with rocks on their bellies while frolicking amongst the undulating kelp fronds. Then, I took a drink of luscious red wine, swirled it around to savor it, looked out again, and it seemed they were waving at me, or at least looking at me, so I waved back. Who cares if people were watching me. They didn’t understand. &nbs Read More

A woman is a gift from heaven, but like any gift, you must accept the gift’s imperfections as perfect, cherish the minute she gives as if she blessed you with infinity, and always protect her so that she can flourish like your favorite flower in the garden, blossoming to the full potential that her mind has always expected her to be.  Don’t stand in her way, but open the path for her forward, Read More

I wrote this piece to explain some of the terms that are commonly used by physicians, nurses and respiratory technicians in the ICU to describe some of the procedures and phrases that are used during the everyday ICU environment. I must say however, that most of the time, physicians are primarily guilty of using these words and phrases because nurses and technicians are just nicer people in general. While readers Read More