Medical History Finds Me

I love studying the history of medicine, especially the pre-anesthesia, pre-antibiotic era. Fleming, Osler, Rush, Avicenna, Blackwell, Curie, Pasteur are all familiar friends to me now. So, it’s no surprise to me that nuggets of medical history find me when we are on...

Remembering my Mentor on International Women’s Day

I met Dr. Ruth O’Neal in 1975 when I was applying to medical schools. A gruff, older, white-haired lady, she was one of several doctors who interviewed me at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, now called Wake Forest. I remember it so clearly. I wanted medical school more...

Spending a Weekend with Other Writers

My husband (yes, he writes, too) and I just spent the weekend at a writers’ conference at the Georgia Writers Museum in Eatonton, GA.  (https://www.georgiawritersmuseum.org/2023-writers-retreat/#top) There were 50-60 of us there, all kinds of writers, in all...

Inspired by the Georgia Writers Museum

I’m just back from a weekend at the fascinating Georgia Writers Museum (https://www.georgiawritersmuseum.org/) in Eatonton, Georgia, near Lake Oconee. I’m all charged up to write! Who knew that 3 famous authors – Flannery O’Conner, Alice Walker and Joel Chandler...

What a Great Compliment!

I’m so excited to have my blog article “On Call with a Four-Year-Old” published on the respected site DoctorsonSocialMedia.com (also known as SoMeDocs). Dana Corriel from SoMeDocs was nice enough to say positive things about my writing. Of course,...