I’m not the kind of patient who cares where my doctor went to school, but anecdotally, I’ve met doctors who went to Howard Medical School which were exceptional in their so-called bedside manner. My first experience with a Howard doctor was in the emergency room at Valley Medical, the county hospital for Santa Clara county….
Category: Yukky Medical Stories
Settlin’ in Tennessee and Thereabouts
We’ve been living in Tennessee for almost a year now. Just this summer, I’ve gone ziplining through the woods at Fontanel, saw Foster the People at the legendary Ryman Auditorium, ate a chocolate covered cricket at the county fair, done stand up paddleboarding, and, oh, experienced a total eclipse. There’s more to tell than I…
Psycho Saturday
After leaving Peter at the hospital, I went home to catch a few hours of sleep before I had to get up at 3:30 am and rouse the kids to take them to the San Francisco airport. Neil had an early flight to catch to visit his grandparents on the East Coast, and he was…
Peter’s Friday Night Grand Emergency Room Adventure
We had an exciting Friday night, with the best ER experience I’ve ever had. To put it into context, Peter’s a tough guy; and I do mean that. Just recently, he’s plowed through physical projects even with a hand injury and through agonizing pain, but no amount of cajoling or pleading could get me to…