Sometimes, I will see someone who is seeking advice about treatment. Alessandra, who was visiting from out of town, came to me, on the recommendation of a former patient, for guidance. Sitting down with a person I have never met before and hearing about their current crisis, their story, their life is a process of […]
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The Ball Field In The Office
Adam, a tall, athletic and fiercely, competitive, yet emotionally fragile 8 year-old and I have moved the Eames chairs to the side, clearing an open space of carpet next to a section of wall about 3 feet high under the window of my 8th floor office. Beyond, I have a view of West Los Angeles, the Santa Monica and LA airports, Palos Verdes in the distance and – to the right – Santa Monica Bay where on clear days you can see Santa Catalina.
Mrs. Reeder
I don’t think a lot about medical school – where I went, ambivalently (make that kicking and screaming), at the age of 32, but today, I am reminded of it. Yesterday, I was in the hospital, admitted for a planned medical procedure, an ablation of nodes of irregular activity in my heart that cause a […]
Gideru
July, 2024 I am on a rocky hilltop called Gideru in the Yaeda valley in Tanzania. Hamisi, my guide, is translating for me, and as the sun sets, I am talking with Gipo, Ai, Geriche, Loza, Mbuke and January…all from the Hadza hunter-gatherer tribe I have come to visit. I have wanted to be among […]