Creativity Stifled

Tonight I ran across several pieces of poetry and creative writing that I have done sporadically. I don’t consider myself a great writer, and my favorite pieces were written in a sort of ‘zone’ where I wasn’t really aware of the writing or creative process. Many were done in the midst of studying […]

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Sleep Deprivation

There is so little time while on an ICU rotation to engage your mind in anything else. When I’m not in the hospital, I obsess about rounding the next morning. I think about preparing my notes the night before to speed up the morning’s rounds. I consider how much extra time I […]

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Peaceful existence?

Mr. Peace is a 40 year old alcoholic whose lives a “bed to couch” existence. His family said that he drinks up to a case of beer a day for the past 25 years and smokes 2-3 packs of cigarettes a day. When he rises from the couch to go to the […]

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