Hello and welcome to this edition of Grand Rounds!
As I contemplated the possibilities for a cheeky theme and racked my brains for something pithy or unique, my thoughts consistently fell on the fact that tomorrow is Veterans Day in the United States. Veterans Day is simply a day off for some. For others [...]

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My day was spent painting, assembling lamps (more complicated then it sounds!) and ordering counter top for the Conex—aka, my office. Needless to say I am whipped.
How the heck did my office get such a name? This morning, John was roped into painting with mom and I. He declared that my office [...]

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One of the things that excites me about being part of the military is how war of any kind advances medicine and nursing practice in a way that would be impossible otherwise.
The nursing profession was born from war as was the Red Cross.
Wide spread use of antibiotics, damage control surgery . . . the list [...]

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I was humbled a few nights ago to have received an email from Dr. Richard Pryor, brother of MAJ John Pryor, M.D., who died while serving in Iraq on Christmas Day.
Thank you to everyone who left comments, and sent emails. As per Dr. Pryor’s request, here is the link to a web site created to [...]

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I’m becoming more aware of a larger role I play in the grand scheme of simply living and breathing. SFC Rodriguez would tell me that no matter how few days you have left of something, never allow yourself to become an oxygen thief. Sometimes I don’t realize why things happen. To me, it just is. [...]

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I was wide awake this morning at 0230. As is normal, I rolled over and blindly reached for my iPhone, figuring that if I couldn’t sleep, I would at least make good use of my sleeplessness and catch up on my RSS feed reading.
The moment I read the post title, which simply said something [...]

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“I don’t believe in coincidences . . . I believe in the curly ‘q’ whimsy of fate. After all, everything’s connected”
Sam Tyler (character) Life on Mars
A few weeks ago while at the unit, I held the door for SFC Rick Simmons. My eyes were immediately drawn to his combination Army Aviation Badge, and [...]

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Hey Dale….glad you are with us.
Posted at Military Motivator. Some are hilarious, some will get you where it counts.

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“War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq”

So, Matt you are indeed the coolest—-I promised to mention that up front in exchange for the link.
Textbook Details Progress In Wartime Surgery from NPR
Hetz, who was deployed to Iraq twice, says the battlefield helps surgeons hone existing medical practices with a finer edge. One procedure that he says improved [...]

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A few notes in reference to my hastily written post regarding my desire to return to flying MEDEVAC in the Army . . .
The post from B5 struck an obvious cord with me and thus my strong statements.
I want to say thank you to Mark and Matt for reminding me that the term “Heroes” [...]

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