Valerie Brooke, MDMar 278 minScam 101The phone call couldn’t have come at a worse time. It was the day before we left for our move to Alaska and the movers were shuffling...
Valerie Brooke, MDMar 123 minToo Many StairsI’m wondering if the only physicians that think about how many stairs are in a patient's home are rehabilitation physicians. While other...
Valerie Brooke, MDFeb 283 minDid I fail?I’ve been going through my home, room by room, organizing for my upcoming move to Anchorage, Alaska for a new inpatient rehabilitation...
Valerie Brooke, MDFeb 205 minLast CallBy last call I don’t mean the last call for alcohol before a bar closes; those nights are long behind me fortunately, way back to my...
Valerie Brooke, MDFeb 124 minThe Human Impact of Hospital ClosuresWe all gathered around the nursing station in preparation for the last celebration of a patient discharging from the inpatient...
Valerie Brooke, MDFeb 64 minRestI am not good at resting. I recently said to my husband as he sat on the couch watching one of his favorite TV series, “I need to learn...