Holiday Dinners and Hot Pepper Jam
Things that your family find normal may be weird to others. My mom’s cousin has schizophrenia. For those of you that don’t know, people with schizophrenia can have visual, auditory, and paranoid...
View ArticleHoliday Music and Mojito Jelly
I don’t care if you think someone is old- you never say it to their face. It was last year and I was doing some holiday shopping in my favorite shoe department. Now, I’m a big fan of holiday music. And...
View ArticleMishearings, Part 1, and Carrot Cake Jam
Sometimes my patients don’t exactly hear what I’m trying to tell them. I had a patient that the previous night had been having a difficult time breathing, and thus I was in his room discussing his care...
View ArticleBeer and Wine Jelly
Sometimes, patient’s don’t understand what isn’t allowed in the hospital. Back in med school, I was on the medicine inpatient wards. In medicine, you always have some patients who have been in the...
View ArticleDevils and Black Pepper Strawberry Jam
You really never do know what is about to come out of someone’s mouth. I was on a consult month and had just gotten a new patient. Now, I will admit that the feisty patients are some of my favorites-...
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