A.S.A.P.

| October 31, 2007

When one’s doctor turns out, as mine has, to be a world-renowned specialist, the concept of “as soon as humanly possible” doesn’t necessarily mean “soon.” In this case, we’re waiting to see if he can squeeze me into his schedule for surgery as soon as next week, but that remains iffy. There has to be […]

Not Rocket Science

| October 27, 2007

The phone rang earlier today, and I was surprised (to put it mildly) to hear my neurosurgeon on the other end of the line. He was in his office catching up after returning from the annual conference (Research Update in Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons) for which he was Director, and was making calls so his desk […]