Laurie Collins

To want a bingo card of things that come through the emergency room?

Remember, folks. Friends don't let friends glue things to random body parts.

Someone needs to come and keep me company while I do everything that I didn't have time to do during the week. Residency is insane.

Looking at the weather report, we may get snow on Saturday. Even though I have absolutely no desire to dig out my car if it does, I'm still looking forward to it.

I am currently sitting in the sun room, typing this on my phone instead of watching the outside and contemplating my navel. I'm sure there's a law against that somewhere. Along with listening to classical music, or playing piano while doing it.

Although, I think that's usually followed by some sort of explosion/fight scene and I'm not sure the carpet in here could take it.

I've been reading about telling a parent their child has passed.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/opinion/sunday/how-to-tell-a-mother-her-child-is-dead.html?mc=adglobal&mcid=fb-nytimes&subid=DECpathforward&subid2=direct

It's one of the only things I seriously worried about when I thought about becoming a doctor. How do you tell someone the person they loved is gone?

I still don't know how, but I hope I remember some of this article.

I may have just made these in a fit of Holiday cheer.

You're welcome.

http://www.sugarandsoul.co/2016/06/reeses-stuffed-puff-pastry-donuts-recipe.html

So, I did mention this was in March next year for me, yes? Due to the issues with my arm, and my inability to complete a variety of functions while recovering from my injuries I decided it was best to postpone my fourth year of medical school.

Now that I am once again fully functional with my prosthetic limb, I have restarted my studies. Given my experiences and my training, I have decided to go into Emergency Medicine for my specialization.

I'm hopeful to be matched to a Manhattan hospital but given the competition I have also noted several other choices. I would prefer not to commute if at all possible but sometimes we do not get all we want. (Clarice, I may need to have a conversation with you next year if things do not play out as I wish. )

I...don't know what I just watched.

I find myself with some time in the evenings again now that I have caught up on much of the reading I need to do. I was wondering if any of my fellow residents would find archery appealing? (Clint, you know I'm looking at you. You have to leave the lab sooner or later.)

Looks like scientists in Australia have made some advances toward a vaccine for dementia. It's still early days but they're hopeful of having something ready for clinical trial in a two to three years.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-13/dementia-vaccine-may-be-years-away-flinders-uni-professor-says/7623574

http://www.cnet.com/news/karl-landsteiner-discoverer-of-blood-groups-honoured-in-google-doodle/

Karl Landsteiner was the scientist behind the discovery of blood groups.