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Valerie Brooke, MD

Apr 131 min read

I’ve let go of many bad habits over the last 5 years, but there’s one that I’ll never drop. Books. Yes, I’m addicted to books, and not...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Dec 16, 20244 min read

I had forgotten how old Europe is, like hundreds of years older than the US. One church we visited, the Duomo di Siena, took 300 years...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Nov 7, 20243 min read

Four weeks ago, as I sat in the Anchorage airport waiting to board the first of three planes that would hurtle me through the sky towards...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Nov 4, 20243 min read

What if you had suffered a severe spinal cord injury, couldn’t walk, required a wheelchair for mobility… and you were homeless?

Valerie Brooke, MD

Aug 12, 20244 min read

When I first heard someone mention the “4 F’s,” I immediately thought of the swear word...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Jul 6, 20243 min read