… the doctor will see you soon
... He wouldn't admit to her that he hadn't heard anything she had been saying for the past minute or so. She noticed anyway. "... call me back, will you? When you're home" "I'm right here with you... Don't worry, I can hear you." Even then his words seemed forced, didn't seem to bear conviction, …
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the doctor will see you soon... Really? Why am I talking about this even? When I was a small kid, I didnt want to be a doctor at all. I wanted to be a number of other things- a pilot, lawyer, astronaut, engineer and eventually all through high school nursed the ambition of being a …
I look out into the horizon The sun has exploded And its runny insides have painted the sky Every possible shade and hue Of brilliant blood- red And royal purple And baby pink. As the chickens lift their heads from digging in the dirt And turn their necks In the direction of home. I breathe …
Most of my real life friends will ask "Were you ever romantic in the first place?" Well, I don't know how much of my inner romantic that I have let shine through my thick skin. That is probably me playing this game of hearts with my cards close to my chest. I inherited my mother's …
I had always thought myself apolitical. I had always thought myself too pristine for the dirty game- or so it was called. I had always thought that my opinions did not matter, could not be heard, would not make a difference. But my friend and roommate during my internship year, helped me to see myself …
I had a really busy day today. It wasn't unexpected. I was the freshest hand available. I'd just come back from "holiday". I saw most of the patients that attended clinic today. I hadn't slept well last night. I was working at the second job. I managed to extricate myself in the late afternoon, half …
She didn't wake me up with a kiss like she promised last night when we fell asleep in each other's arms. The night had been fitful. I don't think it had anything to do with the thick aura of sexual tension pervading the little room where we shared a small mattress on the floor. I …
I am a doctor. In my opinion, routine neonatal circumcision is unnecessary. True, it is protective against recurrent urinary tract infections in male children, helps to reduce infection rates for STIs in adults and helps reduce the incidence of penile cancer. None of these conditions is particularly common in the first place, bar any interventions. …
Have you ever run from a fight only to get sucker-punched right on the turn of the curved path to your home? I cannot seem to escape trouble. One way or another it finds me. I make my way through hills and valleys Rocks and caves I tread light, I move gingerly I go at …
It has been a very long time since I put up any thing on this blog. I am very sorry for that and I sincerely apologize. Let’s hope that this one kind of makes up for the long hiatus. By this time four days ago, I was trying to decide on a convenient and discreet …
