When I read Lindsey Davis’s transcribed speech on Pompeii at the end of the ebook, and how she views her Falco novels, I had an ah-ha moment. I was struggling with the idea of a mystery novel revealing the mystery not even three-quarters of the way through the story. What kind of mystery tells whodunnit…
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Pandemic Stages Are Like Brain Injury Stages
The longer this pandemic grinds on, the more similarities I see with how my brain injury recovery went. It’s so sad that physicians and rehabilitation haven’t innovated in the last two decades to change those stages. I wrote my latest post for Psychology Today on this topic, on how a concussion, or COVID-19, devastates us…
Venus in Copper – A Book Review
Because of holds and such, I’m reading the series backwards from book four (thankfully, I was able to read book one first when it came off hold unexpectedly quickly). It’s a little disorienting, but it’s kind of interesting to read a “prequel” to the book I’ve just read. I’m finding it easier to determine where…
The Iron Hand of Mars – A Book Review
The Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis The Iron Hand of Mars: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery by Lindsey DavisMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Another 5-minute review. I’m not sure I’d classify this as a murder mystery, even though a murder does occur. It’s more of a military adventure romp with an undertow…
Learned Helplessness and the Medical Profession
This pandemic reminds me of learned helplessness. I wrote on it on Psychology Today, but I’m left to wonder why doctors exhibit it in response to #COVID19?
Twenty-Two Years Living with Brain Injury
Twenty-two years since my car crash. That’s long! People are finding twenty-two months of living with a health problem hard – COVID-19 – try a brain injury!
Pain Focus in Medicine
Because medical professionals focus on pain rather than healing its cause, patients learn to talk about pain in order to get help.
The Silver Pigs – A Book Review
New year, new reads, new intention, a Silver Pigs review. I read way beyond my Goodreads Reading Challenge but didn’t get around to writing any book reviews. I thought how do I make it easier for me to write a review since I’m usually kaput when I finish a book? The 5-minute book review! I…
Low-Intensity Laser Therapy for COVID-19
Back in December 2019, during Christmas break, I developed an unusual pneumonia and turned to my low-intensity laser therapy unit to help me breathe. I’d been in close contact with someone whose wife had a pneumonia that was stumping doctors and who himself had a cough. The cough was easily attributable to a long-standing cause.…