Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of the best medical blogs. It is hosted by a different person each week, and they usually organize the submissions into some kind of theme. It is read by thousands of healthcare professionals and patients across the country.

This week’s Grand Rounds is hosted by the irrepressible Dr. Rob, a primary care physician, who writes Musings of a Distractible Mind. His blog reveals him to be a compassionate, funny doctor who takes his work very seriously.

Now Grand Rounds are hardly what you would call dour, but they usually are pretty staid. Enter Dr. Rob, on Groundhog’s Day, and you have one of the funniest things I have read in a long time. And that is not sucking up. Because Dr. Rob already chose my blog post about Jacqueline du Pré as his favorite for this week!!!!!! AAAGGGHHH!!!!!

He likes me. He really likes me.

I am completely flattered and totally blown away. What means the most to me is that here is a doctor who gets it. He has empathy for his patient’s pain. What a gift that is.

I asked him to marry me, but I haven’t heard back yet.

So, thanks Dr.Rob!

Here is this week's Grand Rounds. There is some wonderful reading there:

Musings of a Distractible Mind

To My Oh So Patient Friends

There is a wonderful blog written by the CEO of a major hospital in Boston. It's mission of ethics and transparency are inspiring in this day of health care bedlam.

It recently hosted Grand Rounds, a revolving blog carnival of posts pertinent to that week's health care subject. This week it will be hosted by another great blog, Getting Closer to Myself.

This is read by many medical professionals. I have a possible opportunity to share my story of developing MS on the site and I think it is important to go for it. I think it is essential for health care providers to have an understanding of the impact a chronic disease diagnosis has on a patient's life. And how their approach can make such a difference.

So I beg your indulgence in posting yet another essay about MS, which even I am getting sick of hearing about. lol