A few recent thoughts on health matters:
"My obsessions
are my “interests” -- your obsessions are your craziness."
"The
doctor gives comfort by sending you home with a meaningless name for your symptoms."
"Popular medical
advice contradicts itself daily."
"The disease can become an aspect of one’s personality."
"Having a personal trainer is like being a dog."
"You think you’ve been handling a
difficult situation in your life quite well, and then, suddenly, you are overwhelmed by stress."
"One
of the medical skills is stating the diagnosis with conviction."
"Drive as if all the other drivers on
the road are drunk."
"The benefit of a major health scare is that it diminishes all your other little
worries."
"You can’t argue with someone’s obsession
-- but you can humor it."
"Just because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you don’t need
to have a bedtime."
"Everyone should be allowed one phobia without being considered a nut case."
"There is no midway point between crazy in a good way and crazy in a bad way."
"The driven
will drive six hours each way to relax for a weekend."
"Shaking hands is an efficient method we have
developed for exchanging our microbes."
