An overview of my top stories from Veterinary33 and Dentistry33 from 2023. Earlier in the year, I interviewed Dr. Kwane Stewart, who would become the 2023 CNN Hero of the Year.
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Keep an eye on our elders
I was walking in the park recently with my dog, Sam, and we passed a parked car with an older…
How to decide what to grow, what to let die?
During a recent yoga retreat on a meditative walk through the gardens, I wondered how caretakers decide what to grow and what can die to make space for new things.
4 life lessons I learned on the river
On a rafting trip through the Gates of Lodore, I jotted down several life lessons that brought me joy or sparked positivity.
Rebounding in 2021
At the start of the pandemic, I decided to buy a mini-trampoline or rebounder for cardio workouts. I hadn’t belonged…
It’s been a year.
I’m grateful for my canine companion, my rescue pup, Samwell … who goes by Sam, or whatever nickname I might…
This is how we do it. sometimes.
In 2020, the New York Times suggests that to channel our best selves, we be more like Jonathan Van Ness.…
Shocked about Schock? Read between the writers’ lines
If you haven’t read former Congressman Barney Frank’s comments about now former Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL), or if you don’t…
Life after gallbladder surgery
It’s been six months since I had my gall bladder removed and almost one year since the attacks started that…
Diagnosed with gallstones: Changing my diet didn’t help (at first)
Following my diagnosis in mid-November, I changed my diet pretty drastically. I did a lot of research on the Interwebs…