by Jeremy Topin | Aug 28, 2018 | Balance, End of life, Medical, Medical Education, Parenting
It is my pleasure to introduce to the readers of Balance, Dr. Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz. Becky is a pediatrician out on the East coast who has not only just completed a fellowship in hospice and palliative care medicine, but has just embarked on her third board...
by Jeremy Topin | Jan 31, 2018 | Balance, Change, Medical, Medicine, Parenting, Transformation
The lob shot. As a goalie, it’s my nemesis. It was my major weakness in college and even more so today. Standing (or more appropriately treading) 6’3″ tall, with an even longer wingspan, I have always been eager and ready to explode up and out of the...
by Jeremy Topin | Aug 18, 2017 | End of life, Medical Education, Medicine
“Doctor…She wants a chance. She wants to live!” How often have I heard those words? Or some version of them? The location of the conversations varies. I might be standing outside the curtain of an emergency room bay or sitting on a worn chair inside a cramped waiting...
by Jeremy Topin | May 26, 2017 | Medical, Medical Education
The alarm sounds, a painful reminder that it’s my week to cover the ICU. I take off my favorite sweatshirt, stripping away its warmth and comfort. I quickly jump into and out of the scalding shower, racing to get ready. Making my way toward the kitchen, I roll my eyes...
by Jeremy Topin | Apr 26, 2017 | Medical
He sat next to the judge in the witness chair. Of medium height and build with a clean shaven head, he recalled the night in the hospital where he lost his dad, role model, grandfather to his newborn son and best friend. In the small courtroom he spoke directly to the...
