by Jeremy Topin | Oct 24, 2017 | Balance, Parenting, Teenager
“Doc, I don’t see why I need all these meds. Can’t I stop them? Any of them?” I hear this often from my patients. Sometimes they are right. They are on too many meds and don’t need them all. But sometimes it takes removing a medication for a period of time in order to...
by Jeremy Topin | Oct 17, 2017 | Balance, Burnout, Healthcare Reform, Medical Education, Medicine, Parenting
The day began the same as yesterday. As well as every day prior to that for the last few months. I was tired. Exhausted. The type of fatigue that envelops your brain in a dense fog, altering the way you see and hear the world around you. The type that impairs your...
by Jeremy Topin | Oct 10, 2017 | Balance, Parenting
The hotel bed was warm and soft. Outside, it was cold and dark. My plan was to get up early and run. When on the road, I feel the need to start my day at dawn and put in some miles. I had prepared for cooler weather here in Southern Oregon, but not this cold, with the...
by Jeremy Topin | Oct 3, 2017 | Balance, Change, Parenting
Words Spin Float Flutter Suspend Arrange and align into thoughts Need to write them Say them, project them Face them Not the time Not the place They fade away Retreat Hibernate And the ache...