Memories, Medicine & Moods
Blogs
- 12/17/2021
House-call horrors: It's Christmas at the biker bar too
What was I, a nice Jewish girl and new mother, doing out on a cold Christmas night riding around in an overheated car doing home visits? Well, someone has to work Christmas and it may as well be me. - 12/13/2021
Communication skills: I know ‘em when I see ‘em
While there's no doubt some doctors have a natural talent for communication, these skills can be learned just like any other. - 11/29/2021
Conflicts of interest
Having entire families as your patients can come with its challenges, but sometimes things get sinister. - 10/25/2021
What I learned at my mother's knee before, during and after abortion reform
"There is no such thing as no abortion. There is only safe and unsafe abortion." - 9/29/2021
You used to buzz me on my pager
When I started in medicine, back before the Flood, there was the overhead paging system. Hospitals were cacophonous with the names of people being called overhead. - 9/16/2021
Learning to see: portraits and patients
I'm not one of those physicians who knew I was destined to be a doctor. Unlike many of my friends and classmates, there were no doctors in my family. In fact, most of the women in my family were visual artists. - 8/25/2021
Dear politicians: Here's what doctors want
I am not a health economist or a policy expert, but a simple household and garden family doctor who has been working in the trenches for a long time. I do, however, have some ideas. - 8/12/2021
I'll walk you to your car
Now rapidly gentrifying with many fancy restaurants and condos, the neighborhood where I first began practise was a place where many of the inhabitants were on welfare and a good number involved in crime. - 7/22/2021
My happy place
Hello, my name is Perle Feldman, and I am a birth junkie. - 7/12/2021
July: The joy and dread of new residents
So tonight, I wrestle with my anxieties, look forward to the joys of opening the real world of medicine for eager learners. Who are these new residents? Soon I will know because tomorrow the adventure begins - 6/11/2021
Pits and promise
The everyday aggravation of life in pandemic times feels like we’re all walking around with nerves exposed, as if a protective layer of resilience has rubbed off over the past year and a half. Yet, sometimes, something good happens. - 11/22/2020
Melanie: A portrait of patient progress