The Journal

An open notebook and pen beside a cup of coffee on a wooden desk

Essays and reflections on medicine, neurology, faith, family, aging, mortality, and the human person.

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  • Bare twigs scattered across snow

    I am here

    A major stroke. A full recovery. A chain of events so precise it felt like God was saying: I am here.

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  • ER medical training hallway with chairs

    A stitch in time: How an ER blunder shaped my medical career

    A young physician, an avoidable mistake, and a lesson that shaped a career in medicine.

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  • Sewing machine stitching a doll

    From a doll to a doctor: A journey of faith and healing

    The first lesson in medicine did not come from a textbook. It came from a handmade doll, a mother’s patience, and the belief that broken things can be made whole.

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  • A pen resting on an open physician reflectons notebook on a wooden desk

    Why I am starting A Physician’s Notebook

    The chart tells only part of the story. This notebook remembers the person, the suffering, the healing, and the grace quietly revealed along the way.

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