Path to a Meaningful Life: Teach Our Children to Give More, Not Yearn for More
Another school year is over. Quite a few of our friends’ children graduated from high school this year and are about to enter college in a few months. It was quite hectic in the last few months for my friends to help their teenagers decide which colleges would be most beneficial for them. In our…
New Relationship, But Old Patterns?
It’s deja vu all over again! 4 a.m. and your mind is still regurgitating last evening’s squabble with your “ loved one” – yet again. You know the routine. It begins like an ordinary, sane conversation, you push a couple of strategic buttons, and it blows up. The decibel level rises, piercing barbs are fierce,…
The Truth About Electronic Medical Records
Patients are either grateful or mildly amused when they see me writing in paper charts. Prompted by a few articles I read this weekend, I decided to share my thoughts with you about electronic health records or medical records (EHRs or EMRs). The idea behind computerized records was that multiple doctors taking care of a…
A Legacy of Touching Lives
A LEGACY OF TOUCHING LIVES Readers of the LadyDocsCornerCafe have been blessed with a website on fitness, health and nutrition created BY women focused MOSTLY, but not entirely, on women. We also credit all the people in our lives who motivate and inspire us. Sometimes that includes a man. One such man, whose name I’ll…
For the Love of Moms—Happy Mother’s Day!
Motherhood is a rewarding choice for many of us. Motherhood, however, can be challenging, as a bulk of our adult life is spent taking care of our children instead of ourselves, a selfless act. Children, as you know, do not stay sweet and fun all the time. As they reach their teenage years, the yearning…
Reaching Beyond the Ashes–Message from the Children of Hiroshima
Several weeks ago, my husband David and I went with our friend Dr. Serrin Gantt to the Gaithersburg Arts Barn in the Kentlands neighborhood to watch a documentary “Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard.” This extremely poignant documentary was about the relationship between the Unitarian Church of All Souls in Washington D.C. and a group of…
On the 40th Anniversary of the Escape of Lady Docs and Friends from Vietnam
On the 40th anniversary of their escape from Vietnam, several of our Lady Docs and their friends tell their stories of bravery, hardship and thankfulness. In conjunction with Rory Kennedy’s documentary, Last Days in Vietnam, aired on PBS on April 28th, these stories help us gain an appreciation for how much the refugees endured. We at…
Living our Full Moments: A Run on the C&O Canal
This weekend, like most weekends during the past three years, I was busy with activities with different friends in our exercise group. The once six women bootcamp group four years ago has grown into more than fifty women friends plus some of their spouses now. We have different exercise and social functions, with the most…
Mindful Movement – Get Your Mind and Body in Sync!
Many people tell me they “hate” some form of exercise that they perform regularly. My confusion is why anyone opts to do something they detest on a regular basis. There are so many things in the world that we are compelled to do, I am not a fan of using my discretionary time to make…
Mindful Movement – Get Your Mind and Body in Sync!
Many people tell me they “hate” some form of exercise that they perform regularly. My confusion is why anyone opts to do something they detest on a regular basis. There are so many things in the world that we are compelled to do, I am not a fan of using my discretionary time to make…