Valerie Brooke, MDDec 6, 20226 minThings that Get in the WayI recently picked up a dusty book from the overflowing self-help shelf on my bookcase: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. I’d had...
Valerie Brooke, MDOct 20, 20224 minWords MatterQuite frequently I will come across the word “non-compliant” in the medical record of a patient, one that I am going to admit to the...
Valerie Brooke, MDSep 7, 20224 minThe Necessity of FireThe second full day in Yosemite started out better than the first. We got up early to get to the valley floor before the crowds and the...
Valerie Brooke, MDAug 28, 20225 minPerfect Versus GoodIt was Voltaire who is attributed with the aphorism “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” I have been contemplating this...
Valerie Brooke, MDAug 21, 20224 minMake Friends with RealityI had been looking forward to going to Yosemite for years. We finally lived in a place that was within easy driving distance. I could...
Valerie Brooke, MDAug 15, 20225 minPoor InsightOne of my favorite words in stroke recovery is anosognosia (a-no-sag-no-zhea). This is the bizarre symptom a patient often has after an...