Under our masks, my new patients and I do not know how we really look. My former patients and I recognize each other only through our eyes. We are moving through this maddening 2020 year, not knowing when we will be the next one to contract the invisible virus that could end all the plans…
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What have you done to relax during this COVID-19 crisis? After all, there’s only so much walking or exercising we can do daily outside of work which, for most people, has been confined to home. Many activities have been frozen until a “safer” time. When will that safer time come, nobody knows. So far, this…
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So here we are, facing another big wave of Coronavirus in 36 states, with Texas and Florida leading the pack, having the highest case reports. Am I shocked? Not unless I have been away on another planet and did not get to follow the news for a month or so, about how this surge will…
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Tomorrow afternoon, my husband and I will attend a “ Zoom funeral” for one of his close friends who died of COVID-19 at Georgetown hospital last weekend. He caught the virus from his wife, a healthcare provider who caught it herself from an asymptomatic patient at the hospital where she worked. We also joined a…
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This morning, one of our Lady Docs Corner Cafe dear friends, Dr. Joann Urquart, a cardiologist, sent us a link to a very well written and moving article by a movie producer and writer, Julio Vincent Gambuto, titled “ Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting.” This writer knows the human condition and psychology very well, as shown by…
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You are pregnant, and the fear of Coronavirus is keeping you up at night. There has yet not been enough research on COVID-19 in pregnant patients, so fear is understandable. Below is helpful information for you from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. www.ACOG.org As more studies are done, this information may change over…
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I don’t remember how many weeks that, whenever I wake up and turn on the TV for news of the day while preparing for work, I have been bombarded with statistics on how many people have died around the world from Coronavirus, and how many more people were diagnosed with this specific strain, Covid-19. My…
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KALE CHIPS: A popular and healthy party snack that goes very fast! I can eat these chips from a whole head of kale in one sitting! It is very addictive, the healthy kind of addition. Some of you might wonder what they taste like? Some of us, including me, think they taste similar to the…
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Ingredients: One head of kale with leaves removed from thick stems and cut into 1 inch pieces. 1 LB lean beef A medium onion sliced or chopped 3 cloves of garlic, chopped 3 Tbsp of Soy Sauce or Oyster Sauce (Note: most big grocery stores have Oyster sauce. Asian grocery stores have more selections. There’s also “Vegetarian” Oyster…
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SIDE DISH CARAMELIZED CAULIFLOWER ( from Todd and Ellen Gray’s ” The New Jewish Table”) Ingredients: 1 cup golden raisins2 tablespoons canola oil1 tablespoon unsalted butter1 head cauliflower ( or the equivalent mix of several heirloom varieties),cut into 1/2-inch florets.1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds1 tablespoon chopped parsley3/4 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions:…
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