Bob, not sure if you recall, but I was one of your students in the MSHA program at VCU/MCV a mere 20 years ago! I’ve enjoyed your posts, writing and music over the years. Your recent article on Eugenics was excellent and this post certainly hits close to home. An extended family member’s mother died of Huntington’s recently. She had 4 children and so far 2 have tested positive for it and the 2 other children have decided to not get tested, for primarily the reasons that you’ve noted here. No great answers when dealing with this kind of knowledge or purposeful lack thereof!
Of course I remember you, Rich. So great to hear from you. So glad you’re enjoying my work. That’s quite a story about your family. So sorry. Drop an email sometime. Let me know what you’re up to. Just hit reply to the Bastiat’s Window email.
There is a great deal to unpack in that post. I am not interrupting my Dominican Cigar, Puerto Rican rum and USA made (unloaded) AR15 maintenance session to reapond to it all. I will say, from post below, that I would wish that all healthcare admin majors would have instructors like you. 32 years on the clinical side has made me cynical.
N.B. Calvin Coolidge was far and away best modern POTUS because he had the wisdom to know when to do nothing.
I did nothing for 10 minutes the other day and it kept the patient from being on a ventilator simply due to impatience (and expediency) on part of surgical staff.
Thanks on all counts. I did enjoy my years in the classroom, and I think they got something out of it. Yes, Coolidge had his virtues. So did the much-maligned Harding for similar reasons. Glad you delayed for 10 minutes. :)
I do have a degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Back before the University lost its "woke" mind. Fortunately, my situation is such that working as a copy editor (or as anything else) is not in the mix. I enjoy your posts and learn a lot. Carry on.
Bob, not sure if you recall, but I was one of your students in the MSHA program at VCU/MCV a mere 20 years ago! I’ve enjoyed your posts, writing and music over the years. Your recent article on Eugenics was excellent and this post certainly hits close to home. An extended family member’s mother died of Huntington’s recently. She had 4 children and so far 2 have tested positive for it and the 2 other children have decided to not get tested, for primarily the reasons that you’ve noted here. No great answers when dealing with this kind of knowledge or purposeful lack thereof!
Of course I remember you, Rich. So great to hear from you. So glad you’re enjoying my work. That’s quite a story about your family. So sorry. Drop an email sometime. Let me know what you’re up to. Just hit reply to the Bastiat’s Window email.
There is a great deal to unpack in that post. I am not interrupting my Dominican Cigar, Puerto Rican rum and USA made (unloaded) AR15 maintenance session to reapond to it all. I will say, from post below, that I would wish that all healthcare admin majors would have instructors like you. 32 years on the clinical side has made me cynical.
N.B. Calvin Coolidge was far and away best modern POTUS because he had the wisdom to know when to do nothing.
I did nothing for 10 minutes the other day and it kept the patient from being on a ventilator simply due to impatience (and expediency) on part of surgical staff.
Thanks on all counts. I did enjoy my years in the classroom, and I think they got something out of it. Yes, Coolidge had his virtues. So did the much-maligned Harding for similar reasons. Glad you delayed for 10 minutes. :)
In the section about Woody Allen's movie, there is mention of a "Brookly" doctor? Is there a missing letter or is that colloquial?
I already fixed it -- but thanks, as always. You could make good money as an editor. :)
I do have a degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Back before the University lost its "woke" mind. Fortunately, my situation is such that working as a copy editor (or as anything else) is not in the mix. I enjoy your posts and learn a lot. Carry on.