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Spirit and Matter – Faith, Love and Health. Being studied and published. Who...

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:   In psycho-neuro-immunology, we have studied the role of prayer and various emotions for decades, we have published and precious few are reading.  Here is a brief update of...

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Inspiration from William Osler

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  My thanks to my wise and generous friend Dr. Richard Johnson for lending me volume 1 of  The Life of William Osler.   Here are some gems forthwith!   Snippets of William Osler...

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American Quality Construction vs. Trucks

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:   I grew up with a dad reminding me  “When you loose your laugh, you lose your footing”. Today was a rough day at the office, so I was blessed to be sent this link to laugh heartily...

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Osler’s poetic prescription for doctors

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  Having just now finished The Life of William Osler, Vol 2 ,  my heart is filled with the gratitude of one who has been gifted the fortune of “looking in on” greatness.  “Olser”, a...

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Osler, Milton and Tenneyson

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:      If we study greatness, perhaps we might become infected in some small part.   More gems from The Life of William Osler Vol 2  by Harvey Cushing, M.D. Pub. Oxford at the...

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A mentor passes at 114 years old

Dr. Weeks’ Comment: This Christmas greeting from a dear friend and medical colleague was hugely appreciated.  It is heart warming and validating.  Want to live to 114?  Read on!  (names omitted for...

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Edna reflects on my 56th birthday

 Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  I was raised with the saying “When you lose your laugh, you lose your footing.” to remind me to find humor in life.  It has served me well.   But here is another caveat, which no...

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My work

My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird-      equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand....

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“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more – it can provide access, even...

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Militarization of the US Police

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  Years ago, someone high in the defense department was quoted as saying that the wars in the middle east, aside from being motivated by the opportunity to steal another country’s...

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