As I was walking around the office today I walked by two coworkers who were having a personal conversation. One of them has a husband who is currently in a hospice for cancer. The other's husband died a year ago from cancer.
Somehow this chance encounter in the hallway made all my problems seem much smaller. It made me think of how selfish it is to focus so much on one's own problems. I need to get much better at sharing the burdens of my fellow beings.
The myth of the magically powerful placebo returns
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It's been a long time since I've written about the deceptive narratives
around placebos promoted by supporters of alternative medicine.
Unfortunately, a ...
1 hour ago
Not that you are bad at it now. Many times you have helped me and my family with no thoughts of return.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteI like to think I do my best, I just see a great deal of room for improvement.