@doclauravater This hits particularly hard. We likely won't get greater than 2-3% increase in pay next year on a salary that is already below the average for our city's nearby residency programs. We won't even break even with inflation the way it is now
I was explaining to my (non-medical) husband that a patient was found down and he thought this expression was so funny and now uses it when he finds me napping.
@JSinghDO Glad to hear it went well, and that you have that relationship with future colleagues ! I always wonder what PDs would actually do if someone feeling low in their tank would come right out and say it.
There are always questions at the end of the visit.
It’s only natural. Nobody remembers everything. I’m used to clarifying and reiterating.
But your question catches me off guard.
“Did you know that hummingbirds remember every single flower they’ve ever visited?” 1/
On a day for the history books, @TheAmandaGorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it."
We have to push ourselves to avoid becoming desensitized to Covid's toll.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina killed 1500 people in New Orleans. It was a tragedy & a political scandal.
Covid has now killed more Americans (396,000) than the entire population of New Orleans (390,000).
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#WhatsYourWhy: Day 4 of 7
Senior Center
I stood with my gloved hands folded as she approached my station.
Her: *calling out* “Sorry I’m moving so slow.
Me: “It’s okay. Take your time.”
Slowly she approached, leaning her weight onto a four-prong cane with each step.