The following is my personal account of an actual situation. Others involved may have a completely different recollection, and may question my recall of recent events. The scene: My kitchen The time: Monday morning, just before leaving for school Louisa: Hey dad, when you go shopping today will you get Nutella? Danny: Um, no. Me: … Continue reading But I’m a doctor
Author: Dr. Bartlett
I'm a wife, mom and Palliative Care physician.
I get by with a little help
I just finished a five week stretch of clinical service, including four weeks in the hospital seeing inpatient Palliative Care consults and one week at our local Hospice House. This stretch also included two weekends of coverage, the most recent being this past weekend. Now...I realize that most people work every week, but keep in … Continue reading I get by with a little help
I’m sorry, sweetie
This morning as I was sitting at my desk reviewing patient charts, my office partner (we'll call him Dr. Patt Rones) walked in like he normally does, dropped his stuff on our couch (that's right, we're big time and have a couch in our office) and offered a chipper "good morning!" Then he walked over, … Continue reading I’m sorry, sweetie
Grand Rounds
Back in October, our Palliative Care team was sitting around the conference room table for a regular monthly meeting. We discussed fellowship updates, weekend coverage issues, clinic schedules and the benefits of intermittent fasting. It was a typical Tuesday. Then it happened. The upcoming lecture schedule. It all happened so quickly, I didn't have a … Continue reading Grand Rounds
Rehab (No, no, no!)
They tried to make me go to rehab, I said "no, no, no!" (me walking to rehab...it wasn't warm) The weather's been bad and now I'm just mad but I'll go, go, go! I guess I'll have to get in line, "Hey PT! This patient's MINE!" I walked all the way to rehab, now let's … Continue reading Rehab (No, no, no!)
The old married couple
My car has been in the shop. Something about the power steering, and maybe a gasket. Might have been a canister? Maybe a belt? All I know is that my 15 year old vehicle was squealing and it was getting a little embarrassing driving out of the staff parking lot, past the Teslas, BMWs and … Continue reading The old married couple
That dumb thing I did: episode two
The hand picture will make sense in a minute. Hang tight. I spend the majority of most days of my life drinking coffee. Breaks are taken here and there for working, eating, hygiene, parenting, etc., but 90% of the day you will find me with a coffee cup in my hand. I am a frequent … Continue reading That dumb thing I did: episode two
Why my tired toddler is exactly like my drunk friend from college.
(Alternate title: Why my drunk friend from college is exactly like my tired toddler) Annie did not take a nap today. This is becoming an unfortunate trend. So by the time we made it to dinner, she was pretty well exhausted. Because being two years old, is like, so hard. The other kids had been … Continue reading Why my tired toddler is exactly like my drunk friend from college.
No thank you.
I had dinner tonight with some of my favorite girlfriends and an interesting topic came up. Actually the topic is a little boring, but the conversation surrounding it was entertaining and got me thinking.... Are thank-you notes still necessary and expected, or are they an antiquated practice that we feel compelled to perform because our … Continue reading No thank you.
Fish are hard.
Luke asked for fish for Christmas. Like all requests from my children, my initial response was "NO!" But the more I thought about it, I decided that fish would be a reasonable gift because they wouldn't end up like the typical junk-gifts that find their way to the floor in a broken mess (presumably) and … Continue reading Fish are hard.
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