hospitals | hospitals
Mar.21.2013
They all look the same to me.
The nurse arrived with her little cup of medication and the inquiry began.
Scrutinizing each pill under the microscope of his hands the nurse patiently explained what for.
Satisfied, he tossed them all into his mouth in one go.
Today was a good day to visit.
Dad...
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Mar.20.2013
I visited dad today.
“Nakakainip”. Meaning tedious or boring in English.
MWF. Three times a week for life, nothing less, days spread out evenly.
Short 3-day trips are fine but anything longer will require a dialysis center available at the destination.
Now I understand why he’s cranky...
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Feb.28.2013
This is dedicated to "Mama Bear"
I've sprinted between gates at many airports, rounded the corner to my daughter's school on two wheels, changed into a business suit in my car after parking in a remote corner of a parking garage and once, after running four blocks when I was nine months...
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Nov.18.2012
Readers: Kindly read my February 28, 2013 post, entitled, "I am NEVER Late," which describes the events that took place during the preceding 72 hours.
The memory of the fresh-faced intern peering into the porthole-shaped window to the delivery room still haunts me. The next day, while I...
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Jan.06.2012
Fog, throws a veil over the trees and muffles the sounds of the morning,but does not quiet the chatter in my head.Last night my husband described me as a strong woman. I think that is an apt description.
I am thankful that I do not fall apart when a crisis hits, especially when it comes to my...
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Oct.21.2011
Unexpected things happened last week…unpleasant, unexpected things.
My daughter Jillian went to emergency room X in Hospital X on Monday complaining of several days of severe upper abdominal pain. An I.V. was started and blood drawn. Test results indicated a liver problem and an ultrasound...
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Oct.13.2011
What I Did Last Summer
Sometimes it’s all about juxtapositions.
I was sitting on the courthouse steps the other day, musing on the three tractor trailer trucks parked in front. Big signs on them read, “Twentieth Century Fox.” Our region has apparently become a go-to...
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Aug.28.2011
Every six months our health inspector arrives at our outlet grocery store with a clipboard wedged under his armpit, a stained governmental baseball cap covering his balding head, and a mouth on him as garrulous as a pubescent girl’s. Because he is our health inspector whose good opinion is vital to...
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May.25.2011
It seems as though everyone is talking about Michael Kimball. Sam Lipsyte calls him a "hero of contemporary fiction." Blake Butler says that Kimball's newly released novel, US, is one of only two books that ever made him cry. And Gary Lutz says that Kimball is "One of our most...
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Apr.13.2011
The Antique Game
“I got these, see.”
He jangled the bunch of keys in the air. A row of empty pint glasses stood before him on the bar like soldiers deserted by their commanding barkeeper. There was something dangerous about this idiot, something more dangerous than mere drunken bravado. He...
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