The Night the Caterpillars Ate My Dinner
Many years have passed since the night I delivered my first baby and, in retrospect, it is clear that practicing ...
Beauty and the Beast
As an obstetrician I take care of both mother and baby before the delivery. But once I cut the umbilical ...
The Logic of Women
Recently I heard an intelligent accountant express his understanding about women. His opinion could be called many things, but certainly ...
A Prescription to Love
I can tell when a patient wants to get out of my office. It was Marsha’s first appointment, and she ...
Marriage, Hot and Cold
Disagreement between a husband and a wife occurs even in the best of marriages. Sometimes this manifests as open argument ...
A Cancer Operation
The operation has lasted three hours and is perhaps at its halfway point. The scrub technicians can rotate in and ...
Every Day is Father’s Day
Despite its lifetime warranty my bathroom scale is broken. No matter how many times, or how gingerly I step on ...
A Disappointing Tumor
I once removed a tumor that weighed nine pounds and twelve ounces. Before the operation I had told my patient ...
A Broken Heart
Last week in a Labor and Delivery Suite with my patient Tina, I watched her five year old boy stay ...
