by gaylewoodson.md | Jan 20, 2019 | Blog
It’s snowing down south. Not really. The phrase just popped into my head. It’s something my mother used to say. For the first few years, memories were painful. Nowadays, I am happy whenever something tweaks recollections of her. The white pelicans have...
by gaylewoodson.md | Aug 18, 2018 | Blog
If you’re not from Newfoundland, you may be wondering, “What is a capelin?” This is like asking “What is a grit?” (Cousin Vinnie made that mistake) I have never seen a single solitary capelin. They only come in throngs—nay, droves! It looks like the sea water has...
by gaylewoodson.md | Jun 11, 2018 | Blog
Anthony Bourdain. Kate Spade. Young doctors plunging from towers. Such high profile cases grab our attention, but they are merely tips of an iceberg: the epidemic of suicide. What’s going on? What were these people thinking? I wasn’t. Thinking, that is. I was...
by gaylewoodson.md | May 31, 2018 | Blog
An old medical joke compares the strategies that different types of doctors would use to stop a closing elevator door. The internist would use his hand. A surgeon, would be more leery of a hand injury, and so he would block it with his foot. An orthopedist would...
by gaylewoodson.md | May 19, 2018 | Blog
May 17, 2018 Dear Dad, I had a nice trip up to Baltimore for Susie’s retirement party. As you will recall, retirement is a bittersweet process, unplugging from a career that provided purpose and friendships. I was so proud of my little sister. People said so many...
by gaylewoodson.md | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog
I have not seen the movie, THE SHAPE OF WATER. It wasn’t on the airplane playlist. But It’s a very catchy title, so I have adapted it for my purposes. I’m not talking about the icky mess that requires a plunger. The floaty ball in the tank failed to shut off the...
