While I'm WaitingIt happened again. I've heard stories of people who say God speaks audibly to them. I'm not sure about that (other than in Biblical...
A Random EncounterThere are moments in life that happen completely out of the blue that force us to open our eyes wide, stand up straight, and take notice....
A Girl and Her WorthTo state the obvious, I am a girl. A grown-up girl, but still a girl nonetheless. Volumes have been written on a girl’s worth and...
Faith like CooperThe song that comes on the radio at the perfect time. The text from a friend when you feel disconnected from the human race. The...
BenignI was alone, driving north on the Chicago I-294 tollway, after a quick trip to Cincinnati ended in the failure to secure a cardiothoracic...
Miracles from Heaven“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle...
The ChoiceSix weeks post major robotic heart surgery is a big mark in the timeline of healing. It is halfway there in the orthopedic surgery terms...
Dear Dr. PDear Dr. P, Ten months ago, I first met you on a telehealth visit, as I was referred to your care by one of my favorite physicians,...
Thank you, Dr. Jett!My kids and I were discussing the Year 2020 in all of its infamous glory, when my 12-year old daughter said something fairly astute. “Mom,
Hope FloatsI was sitting on a plastic chair in a doctor’s office in Plano, Texas, waiting anxiously for the doctor to tell me whether he would agree...
Opportunity LostYesterday was pregnancy loss day. I dedicate this story to Murphy baby #2 who I will meet someday and hold in my arms in heaven, and to...
Top 10 Tips to Get the Most out of your Next Doctor's AppointmentAccording to Reuters, the average physician visit lasts 20 minutes. That’s the average. We know that some visits can be as short as 2...
How to Be Your Own Healthcare AdvocateThe numbers are staggering. In the US, between 250,000-440,000 people per year die as a result of medical errors, and they are the third...
I Had a DreamWhile it is nearing the 4th of July, with red, white and blue stars and stripes waving in the breeze, my I Had a Dream story is nothing...
The Doctor Who QuitIt was an unusual and unexpected hospitalization at Froedtert, affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, so maybe I...
Why Write a Book & Other Burning QuestionsSince the debut of my author website, DrJillMurphy.com, there have been a host of popular questions about me, my practice in the medical...
Top 10 Attributes of Patient-Centered Healthcare Providers (aka,Superstar Clinicians)The moment is indelibly imprinted on my brain, the setting an in-patient hospital room. I had spent the night in the Houston hospital...
When to Get a Second OpinionThis is a question patients ask me so often, I really don’t bat an eyelash at the query. Whether it’s a surgical consult, or a different...
PerspectiveApril 23, 2020: Everyone has their own feelings- for sure. And certainly your past experiences help shape how you feel about the present,...
The Patient Bill of RightsTwenty basic rights every patient deserves to receive in every clinician interaction in every US healthcare setting. 1. The right to...