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"Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours." -Sir William Osler
My archives are located at Archives of the Cheerful Oncologist, Volume 2
Category: Humor
Things you don't want to hear while interviewing a new patient: 1. "Oh, I must have forgotten to write that down." 2. "My neighbor swears by it so I started last year." 3. "My father? Uh, he died young." 4....
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:04 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Humor
One of the proudest traditions in the health care field is the delivery of "good news and bad news." The following examples were culled from Lamplighter's Smile When You Say That: How to Develop a Gentle Bedside Manner, 2nd edition....
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:48 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Humor
Near the Dordogne River, Southwest France, 14,207 B.C. - The inhabitants of a new settlement along the river have become ill. Several months ago they settled near the present-day village of Montignac after a long hegira to free themselves from...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:44 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: Humor
Now that years have passed since I first encountered the mystic chords of swamihood I realize I have developed the ability to identify one who is practicing the swami lifestyle.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 3:43 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Humor
Things you don't want to hear from your hospital nurse: 1. "Oh, do we have a big surprise for you today!" 2. "Let's see if I've got this straight - you're on for a castration at 1:00, right?" 3. "Here,...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 6:17 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: Humor
Things You Don't Want to Hear During an Ambulance Ride to the Hospital 1. "Sir, would you like some music?" 2. "Wait! I think we forgot the defibrillator!" 3. "Relax, willya...this is a shortcut." 4. "Now, you're not going to...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:05 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: Humor
San Diego, 1932 - Dr. Philip J. Hooley, a popular otolaryngologist, is enjoying a round of Saturday afternoon golf with friends when he is approached by a club valet with an urgent message. Little William Mackapease, six years old and...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 4:17 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Humor
Today we pay tribute to the dual congruencies of American cinema and psychiatric disorders.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:25 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Humor
I was so impressed by the thoughts of Leonard I took the liberty of altering them slightly, if only to serve as an updated guideline for budding physicians everywhere.
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Category: Humor
1981, Columbus, Ohio: Third year medical student Bryan Sasser begins his radiology rotation at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is assigned to Dr. Lloyd Vanderspiegle, Professor of Radiology, who has been working alone the past four years...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:52 PM • 3 Comments •
