I am honing my storytelling craft after thirty years as an emergency physician, mother, and observer of the human condition. I will be creating new entries and pulling in some of my published works. Thanks for coming along.

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After Emergency Medicine…

#56 Happy Birthday, Dolly
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#56 Happy Birthday, Dolly

A Happy Birthday reflection on our high energy high anxiety poodle. Here she is in her Halloween costume as the Hell Hound. What an interesting two years it has been.

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#55 Following in Her Footsteps
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#55 Following in Her Footsteps

Someone had to break the glass ceiling into traditional medicine. I review the Doctors Blackwell by Janice Nimura which tells their story and the tumultuous times in which they lived.

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