Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST): No Longer a "Benign" Diagnosis
For those not familiar with me, a little back story. I began experiencing IST in 2013 in the 20th week of my last pregnancy at the age...
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- Jun 27
The Identity Test
It all began with a late summer's day conversation with my dad. We were in the barn doing some chores when I discussed with him my...
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- Apr 15
Life with Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST)
Ten years ago next month began the most difficult decade of my life by far. What started as a benign, unnamed arrhythmia, wreaked so...
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- Dec 27, 2022
The Great Comforter
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest: Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and...
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- Jun 28, 2022
Great Expectations
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” -Alexander Pope Expectations are a funny thing. You aren’t...
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- May 29, 2022
Top 10 Reasons to Travel for Better Healthcare
10. The healthcare resources you need are beyond the scope of the doctors and hospitals in your proximity. If you are in the 20% of the...
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- May 22, 2022
The Wait
As a kid, I experienced it all the time. Most of us have. Who among us had the patience as a child to wait for the glue to dry on that...
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- May 5, 2022
While I'm Waiting
It 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...
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- Jan 30, 2022
A Random Encounter
There 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....
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- Jan 16, 2022
A Girl and Her Worth
To 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...
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- Nov 7, 2021
Faith like Cooper
The song that comes on the radio at the perfect time. The text from a friend when you feel disconnected from the human race. The...
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- Oct 1, 2021
Benign
I was alone, driving north on the Chicago I-294 tollway, after a quick trip to Cincinnati ended in the failure to secure a cardiothoracic...
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- Mar 27, 2021
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...
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- Mar 13, 2021
The Choice
Six weeks post major robotic heart surgery is a big mark in the timeline of healing. It is halfway there in the orthopedic surgery terms...
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- Feb 13, 2021
Dear Dr. P
Dear 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,...
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- Jan 1, 2021
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,
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- Oct 25, 2020
Hope Floats
I 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...
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- Oct 16, 2020
Opportunity Lost
Yesterday 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...
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- Sep 3, 2020
Top 10 Tips to Get the Most out of your Next Doctor's Appointment
According to Reuters, the average physician visit lasts 20 minutes. That’s the average. We know that some visits can be as short as 2...
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- Aug 1, 2020
How to Be Your Own Healthcare Advocate
The 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...
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