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Assembly Line Medicine
Data. Measurements. Objectivity. These are the cornerstones of western medicine. When I recently entered my doctor’s office, I stood...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Jul 26, 20213 min read
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Boxes and Boundaries
Many years ago, a wise therapist gave me some excellent guidance in how to stay sane while parenting a teenager. “Set up a box of...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Jul 5, 20215 min read
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Alcoholic Liver Disease and Loss
There was no hiding his ailment and why he had been admitted to the physical rehabilitation hospital. I could tell by looking at him from...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Jun 28, 20214 min read
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Resolving Resistance
Several years ago, I had the most challenging interaction I have ever had with a patient’s family member, and even today, the memory of...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Jun 9, 20214 min read
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Love and Work
I have been working some sort of job since I was a teenager. My mother was approached at church the summer I had just turned fourteen by...
Valerie Brooke, MD
May 31, 20214 min read
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