Life is busy. So busy, that it is easy to let it pass us by. So busy, that we forget what is truly important. So busy, that we focus only on doing, and we forget to be. To know. To learn. To love. I was talking to a friend who recently spent a few weeks […]
The Dinner I was invited to the dinner before I told my partners I was leaving the practice. The event was inconsequential. A group of orthopedic surgeons from Japan were traveling across the United States spending 3 days in 10 different cities. On this given night, it was our turn to entertain. One week before, […]
Has anyone ever offended you? Reasons to find offense surround us. Bosses. Employees. Presidential candidates. Religions. Kentucky Wildcat fans. Offense seems to be an obligation. A natural response to someone else. When we see things that we do not like, we feel we have no choice but to become upset. And express it adamantly. We […]
I told you the story of a small, frail Sudanese girl named Achu. Her story is incredible and there are lessons we must learn from her. The power of hope, faith and action. Hope Achu’s story is about hope. Hope for tomorrow. Hope for something better. Hope for something very difficult to end. Hope means that […]
A few pictures from my trip to Kenya. 1. The Great Rift Valley. 2. Typical “cows blocking the road” traffic. 3. The center courtyard and new CT scanner at Tenwek Hospital. The CT scanner is one of only a few in Africa. 4. A view of the Kenyan Highlands from the hospital. 5. Me in […]
On my trip to Tenwek Hospital in southwest Kenya, I met a beautiful girl with an amazing story. Not So Normal Achu is 15 years old. Most girls her age are busy trying to fit in. Boys. Makeup. Clothes. All in the effort to be normal. Achu, on the other hand, has lived anything but the […]
Monday was my first full day at Tenwek Hospital, and the lessons came as quickly as the work. Apparently motor vehicle accidents, especially motorcycles, maim people everywhere. Even in Africa. We were treating a patient with a femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone) fractures sustained in a motorcycle accident. This man should do well. His […]
Last month I attended the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. For my profession, it is the single largest meeting in the world. I know what you are thinking, this post has to be incredibly boring. Before you switch to a new website, though, give me a chance. The list of lectures is endless. […]
When we try something new or take a on risk and survive, there is a temptation to stay there. We should celebrate. Victories. Good times. People. But this is the place where so many stories falter. We have to move on. We have to take the next step. Over the next several weeks, I’ll be […]
What would do if you were forced to choose between your story and your life? The War Perhaps it is an unfair question. The only way to know for sure is to be placed in such a moment. If you are like me though, you hope to respond the same way that the monks of […]
