Category Archives: Medicine

Everything Changes

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

Well, for those of you that have read my blog, you realize that I have been remarkably silent for the last two months. It’s not that I have run out of things to say. It’s just that with building the … Continue reading →

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Diet soda is doing these 7 awful things to your body

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Reblogged from US Food Safety: by Mandy Oaklander (Prevention) Pop quiz! What’s the single biggest source of calories for Americans? White bread? Big Macs? Actually, try soda. The average American drinks about two cans of the stuff every day. “But … Continue reading →

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A missed opportunity for care??? Faith in Modern day Medicine…

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

Its been a few days since I had time to sit down a blog. Life somehow seems to be determined to intrude in my social media communications efforts. School has gotten started. (We are already two science projects completed in … Continue reading →

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HIPPA, no its not a hippo

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Being a small town rural family doc has its many challenges. But the last time I was on call I ran into one I had not encountered before. Let me set the scene for you. Its Sunday evening, I am … Continue reading →

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Rural Medicine Challanges

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Thought I would take a different tack today. While I love an am very passionate about agriculture, there are at least two other very large passions in my life. The first is my family and our faith. I hope you … Continue reading →

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The hardest discussion

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Well, this has been my call weekend. It has been not to bad. Friday, I worked in our Emergency Room for a twelve hour shift, and then the remain two mornings I have gone in and made hospital rounds for the groups … Continue reading →

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How I learned to “Count my Blessings”

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Today I had a little free time because I am at the Tennessee Farm Bureau Women’s Annual Meeting in Columbia, TN, so I thought I would catch up on a post here on my blog. I also thought that since … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, daily thoughts, doctor, Farm Bureau, farmer's wife, friendship, growing up, home, Life in Rural America, Medicine, Meeting, Mom, My Life, patient care, personal choices, Rural America, Women's Leadership | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Being a Leader

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Leader: a person or thing that leads. If you had ask my now four-year old son if he is a leader, he would tell you no. But he is because he gets up, often without any prompting, sometimes before it is even … Continue reading →

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A Generation Lost in Drugs…

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Its been a long week at work and I have not have any time to be on the farm or do much with agriculture this week and you can guess by the title and pictures with this blog that my … Continue reading →

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Beef – an Affair with the Heart?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Its February, which means that this is women’s heart awareness month, and it would be remiss not to find a blog topic that can combine my love of agriculture and medicine. In efforts to be supportive of both the American … Continue reading →

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