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Who doesn’t love a good tater tot? Throw a bunch in a hot oven, crisp them up and serve with lots of ketchup! My husband loves to pop a few in his mouth and pull out a Sling Blade impersonation, “Taters, mmhmmm….” And the kids? They are uncharacteristically quiet as they gobble them up. I [...]

We have had so many diagnostic conundrums in my clinic lately that I’m convinced we’re on an episode of House. Not that I’ve ever watched it. ER was a staple in medical school but now I stay away from medical dramas. Maybe I should start watching- might teach me something. ( Like when Carter learned [...]

Hi Everyone!! Welcome to my first Medicine Monday! This is where each week I post the answers to the questions I have received in the previous week. Some of the questions come from my readers and some from my clinic. Believe it or not I frequently have to admit that I need to do some [...]

I’m always fascinated with facial expressions and particularly so when they are my own kids! This afternoon we were doing some tie dying and I think he got a little bored waiting for all those little rubber bands to be completed. I glanced up and saw him with leaning his cheek on his little hand. [...]

Have you ever thought you were witnessing the beginning of something big? I feel this now. My friend Laura Roppe is living her dream and this week that dream took another step forward! I remember meeting Laura a few years ago when we all huddled around a couch and listened to her speak of finishing a [...]

When I was young I pulled  an old Ansel Adams calendar to pieces and tacked them up all around the wall. The striking images soothed me. Ansel was once quoted as saying it didn’t so much matter what you thought when you saw a photo but what you felt. This is what I feel: Lonely. [...]

It’s the kids! They are so unpredictable! Karma I know was coming back to bite me today. Since I couldn’t be there to watch my youngest get his 7 stitches I guess I need to be there to help another two year old with her sutures. Yep right in the middle of a busy but [...]

4-5 peeled and cubed potatoes 2 cloves of minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger Low sodium chicken broth Boil and mash your potatoes first and then set aside. Saute  garlic and ginger in 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil until lightly cooked. Stir the oil mixture in and add the broth until you reach the [...]

We postpone our regularly scheduled recipe for a little piece of daily drama. 7 stitches. That’s how many it took. You can see only six. That’s because there’s one that is buried. I missed the whole thing. “Uh huh- And how long has this cough been going on?” Is what I said and what I [...]

This young boy is going to give me a heart attack. Laceration. They are at the ER. I’m in clinic and can’t go over fast enough. Only two more patients and then I’ll be right there.