Browsing the archives for the reminiscence category
You may remember a previous post in which I related the story of my conversations with two special men, both of whom had retired. One was a biochemist; the other a rabbi. Both lived through the civil rights movement. The rabbi marched in Selma, Alabama, among other places. Both men are now deceased. One of the treasures [...]
Grand Rounds, Vol 8, No. 12
When do doctors cross the line from normal people to jargon-laden grosser-outers?
A tribute to a life well-lived. Gene Goldwasser died last week. [Obits here and here.] He was 88, and he was my friend. I wrote previously about a series of conversations I conducted with Gene and Rabbi A.J. Wolf a few years ago. I met Gene one Spring day after calling to invite him to [...]
It was a straightforward phone message (names changed): Hey Dr. S., this is Bobbie Jones, April Dixon’s granddaughter. I was calling to inform you that April Dixon passed away today at City Hospital. They said she was bleeding in her stomach or something; I’m not quite what sure what happened but she got real sick. But she’s [...]