Monday, June 27, 2005

The Job(s) of Dreams

Inspired by a recent discussion, "Of Dreams and Yo-Yo Diets", on the Not Rocket Science blog, I thought I'd share with you all something pretty amazing. Check it out here. Maybe it will not change your life, but if it did, it would be no bad thing. 

Friday, June 24, 2005

That's the way I wanna go


Last night, on call, I invented a new medical term: Exitus poeticus. Here's the story.

An old lady was admitted in the afternoon. She had always been in very good health, and was celebrating her 90th birthday with her friends and family. She was standing there among her loved ones, holding a glass of champagne. Suddenly, without warning, she collapsed. Someone called an ambulance, and she was rushed to the ER. Upon admission, she was not reacting to pain, and her blood pressure was low. I did a CT scan: a massive brain hemorrhage. Her closest ones came in to see her, and held her hand while she passed away peacefully.

What better way?