Updated 3/2017 -- photos and all links (except to my own posts) removed as many no longer active. and it was easier than checking each one.
The earth quakes. Haitians suffer.
The world tweets updates, texts donations, waits anxiously wanting to do more.
The woman extends her arm willingly, squeezing a fist in gentle rhythm as the life giving blood flows.
*** Found in my blog drafts, decided to go ahead and publish it.
I am a plastic surgeon in Little Rock, AR. I used to "suture for a living", I continue "to live to sew". These days most of my sewing is piecing quilts. I love the patterns and interplay of the fabric color. I would like to explore writing about medical/surgical topics as well as sewing/quilting topics. I will do my best to make sure both are represented accurately as I share with both colleagues and the general public.
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- In Memory of Robert M Goldwyn, MD
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- Shout Outs
- Donating…..
- Bathing, a Source of Water Pollution from Medicines
- SurgeXperiences 320 – Call for Submissions
- Don’t Think So
- Abstract Art Mini-Quilt
- The Barbie Syndrome
- Skin Cancer
- $250,000 for Loss of Consortium?
- Grand Rounds Vol 6, No 26
- When and How to Perform a Biopsy on a Chronic Woun...
- SurgeXperiences 319 is Up!
- Counting Skin Lesions
- Bunny in My Garden Quilt
- Standing Stools in the OR
- Botox for Upper Extremity Spasticity
- Grand Rounds – Here Next Week!
- Shout Outs
- Double-Bubble Breast Deformity
- SurgeXperience 319 – Call for Submissions
- Laughter Shared
- "Label Me" Quilt
- Hymn of Skin
- Preventing Peripheral Neuropathy in Gastric Bypass...
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- SurgeXperiences 318 is Up!
- Sometimes They Listen
- Live From HIMSS: What's Hot In Healthcare IT?
- A Little Blue Quilt
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My purpose in writing my blog is to attempt to provide good solid medical information on topics of my choosing. It is a way to educate myself, my colleagues, and the general public. References will be provided on medical posts, but not on opinion essays or poetry posts. An additional purpose is to share my interest in quilting topics, a way to show my human side.
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In early 2009 I joined the Better Health Network. As part of that Network, I will occasionally be paid for my writing. Those posts will be clearly noted. I will strive to maintain my high ethical standards. If I add any advertising, it will be clearly marked as such.
Any medical information provided by this site is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice. It should not be used to treat or diagnose any medical condition. Always seek professional medical consultation by a licensed physician for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions - please, do not ignore your doctor's medical advice based on information written by the author or commenters of this site. Please do not ask me for medical advice, but instead contact a healthcare provider in your area. Anything written about office/hospital situations/events are fictional examples to get a point across. No patient is/will ever be a specific patient (unless given written permission), but a fictional one. To know more about how I handle medical information about patients please link here. Unless, I am praising a colleague, even those will be fictional. Any similarities to you or people you know is purely coincidental. My husband and I, and our dogs are fair game.
In early 2009 I joined the Better Health Network. As part of that Network, I will occasionally be paid for my writing. Those posts will be clearly noted. I will strive to maintain my high ethical standards. If I add any advertising, it will be clearly marked as such.
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I do not intend to use this blog to collect or dispense private health information on patients. If any patient is used as an explicit example for a posting, I will get that patient's consent in writing to use their story and/or photo. The office is permitted by federal privacy laws to make uses and disclosures of your health information for purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations. However, that is not the intent of this blog. I intend to share information on medical/quilting topics with the general public and my colleagues. This web site does not share or sell any personal information, including your name, address, or email addresses with third parties. Have a blessed day!
3 comments:
Well done, Ramona. Great imagery. I could never use so few words! :)
Thank you.
I used to donate blood like a champ. I was the Red Cross' go-to girl, when they wanted CMV-negative blood.
When I was pregnant, I was too anemic. Got denied a bunch. Gave up.
This post makes me want to try again. Maybe I can fit it in when I am off next week.
Thanks, Ramona!
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