I try to start each day with a gratitude list. A list of things I’m grateful for. It puts things immediately into perspective and wipes out a lot of the daily tensions. • I’m thankful for my healthy children • I’m thankful for the sun being out today • I’m thankful for a wife who supports and … [Read more...]

Every year by the end of Thanksgiving weekend, I have my goals set for the following year. It's something I got from Dan Miller over at 48days.com a few years ago, and it's such an easy way to get better. The problem is that that's now already. I have some things that will go on there, but I … [Read more...]

The Eagles got crushed yesterday.  48-7 and it looked every bit that bad.  It was painful to watch (I only watched the first half).  The Saints just rolled right over them. During your exam, you are going to feel like you’re being rolled over.  Yesterday morning I was cranking out the December … [Read more...]

Some days I’m amazed at what I get to do. One day I get to navigate past the carotid and beside the esophagus to help remove a degenerative disc in a patient with numbness and weakness in their hands. Under a microscope, we’ll place a bone graft and some screws to hold it in place. In the … [Read more...]

I heard a doc say something yesterday that hit me right between the eyes. He was talking about a patient who was a train wreck. One issue after another, and he referred to a saying in trauma surgery “Trauma is a Disease” Sometimes bad things happen by chance.Other times people bring it on … [Read more...]