Recently I had a pleasure of being a guest on the “Ask Julie Ryan” show. We discussed the gut instinct in Medicine, the power of gut feelings in diagnosis, the importance of a good death and the value of compassionate palliative care among other topics. You can listen to the interview on the “Ask Julie […]
elderly care
BRIGHT EYES
Here’s a quick one both to read and to do. I have spoken before about the benefits of getting exposure to morning light Night and Day. Well, for the days when a morning walk is not possible and time is short, here is a quick and effective alternative. On waking, BEFORE, looking at any phone […]
It’s the little things that count.
A dear friend of mine, D, was recently unwell. She was still trying to push on with her daily work and ended up with a pneumonia. Although I am not her doctor, I gave her strict instructions that she was to rest completely and some advice on how to get well. When I went to […]
Thank you, Ruby
Earlier on in my medical career, I worked on an Elderly Care ward. Ruby was one of our patients. She had the most beautiful luminescent skin, hazel eyes, naturally curly eyelashes flecked with white, and cheek bones to die for. There was a grace and poise to her. Her legs were fixed in a flexed […]