My husband told me about a patient who checked in to a Florida hospital for a life-saving amputation. He awoke to find that the wrong foot had been removed. IN the same hospital, another patient had surgery on the wrong knee.
Defenders of the healthcare system point out that such tragic cases of malpractice [...]
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Magic-Marker Wisdom
March 31st, 2009 
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Sowing and Reaping
March 27th, 2009 admin It seemed innocent enough at the time. I had just come home from high school and told my mom that I was going to a friend’s house to play volleyball. She insisted that I stay home and do my homework. Instead, I slipped out the back door and spent the next 2 [...]
Cracked Lenses
March 24th, 2009 admin My elder sister started wearing glasses when she was 10 years old. They are still a necessity because her 50-something eyes are losing their battle against time. When she was younger, she thought glasses were a nuisance—especially when playing sports. Once, the lenses of her glasses got cracked while she was playing [...]
Growth Persuasion
March 22nd, 2009 admin My Uncle Lester, who lives in Florida , was discouraged by the lack of fruit on his grapefruit tree. Someone told him he needed to whack the trunk of the tree a few times with a board.
Apparently, there is some truth to this unusual method of encouraging growth. One gardening expert says” [...]
Giving Others A Push
March 19th, 2009 admin When my friend Jean was a teenager, she often walked through a park where she saw mothers sitting on benches talking. Their toddlers sat on the swings, wanting someone to push them. “I gave them a push,” says Jean. “And you know what happens when you push a kid on a swing? [...]
How To Walk
March 16th, 2009 admin Brenda and Eugene went out for an afternoon bike ride expecting to come home refreshed. Instead, their lives were changed forever. As Eugene rode down a hill, he lost control of his bike and crashed. His body was mangled, and he barely made it to the hospital alive.
Brenda faithfully kept vigil by [...]
