Is there such a thing as empathy burnout? If so, that is what I am feeling. All my get-up-and-go got up and went. For the last couple of months, I have received one piece of bad news after another. People I know and love have died, are dying, cannot get the surgery they need, or […]
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On Having and Being a Big Pain
It has been a long, painful, journey both literally and figuratively since I had a bad fall while in California. It has also caused me to rethink a few things; the fragility of my health, the risks of wintering in the USA, and the wisdom of never again using the expression “A pain in the […]
An Unforced Error
You may have been wondering why there have been no new posts on this blog for a few weeks. If so, I thank you for noticing! The reason is that I had a bad fall resulting in a broken wrist and fractured pelvis. I call it a fall but, in fact, it was a jump […]
The Day My Mind Went AWOL
It has been a couple of years since I got my eyes checked and four years since I got new glasses, so I thought it was time for a review. I was expecting, if anything, that I needed a slight change in my prescription. I wanted some new glasses because I wasn’t thrilled with the […]