By bluerasberry on 2015-10-26
My housemate Pat had her knee replaced on Monday 12 October. I have been surprised about her recovery. She told me that she had pain since her 20s when she had an injury playing rugby. She had an ACL replacement in response to that injury, and some disability since then. For the past 15 years […]
Posted in health, New York City, service industry | Tagged medicine, Pat Slaven
By bluerasberry on 2015-06-24
Right now I am on a plane from New York to Colorado going to the Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight Health, which is a medical spin off of the Aspen Institute conference. A team of us from Consumer Reports are coordinated to present and promote some Consumer Reports projects, including education about unnecessary health care and […]
Posted in Colorado, health | Tagged Aspen Institute, Consumer Reports, medicine
By bluerasberry on 2013-09-03
Sunday 1 September I visited the New York Botanical Garden to study and relax. There was an exhibit there called “Wild Medicine” which I wanted to see. I walked as much of the garden as I could because I was eager to see it but then also I had some reading to do, and I […]
Posted in Geneva, museum, New York City, tour, Wikipedia | Tagged botanical garden, medicine, translation
By bluerasberry on 2007-09-10
I came back to Seattle on July 19 and I am still ill with stomach problems from India. In early August I went to the hospital on the advice of some clinic worker and had cultures done. They forwarded the test results to a clinic, and there I got a primary care doctor and through […]
Posted in health, HIV, India, Seattle | Tagged medicine, test
By bluerasberry on 2007-09-02
Pocket was the smartest hampster I ever had. He communicated with squeaks every day and was loud enough to be heard from other rooms in the house. He squeaked usually when he was angry, which was often, but he also squeaked when he was playing or when he wanted attention. Pocket would chirp from his […]
Posted in animal, encounter, health | Tagged death, hampster, medicine
By bluerasberry on 2007-03-25
Ashu begins as a beggar On Friday March 23 I returned to Varanasi from Azemgarh. I had gone for Ashu’s janeu. There were I think ten of us in the van and the trip took two hours. As usual, I slept most of the way and had no regard for crammed conditions. Puja was beginning […]
Posted in festival, India, religion | Tagged death, Hinduism, medicine, ritual, youth
By bluerasberry on 2007-02-28
So Devanan the cousin lives in the second-floor flat across from mine with his Italian wife Lara and their two-year old boy Shaker. The other day when the washerwoman came to do my laundry Lara sent her downstairs for some reason. Nandan later told me that this was because Lara did not want her to […]
Posted in India | Tagged medicine, water
By bluerasberry on 2007-02-18
I feel bad today. My theory is that this is due to a short course of antibiotics. I took them for five days (five pills) starting January 24, two days (four pills) following February 5, and one day Tuesday January 13 (two pills). The latter two visits included flora treatment for six and ten days […]
Posted in festival, health, India | Tagged medicine, ritual, sickness
By bluerasberry on 2007-02-05
Nandan took me to his family doctor today. excuse my typing but this keyboard has problems. s near as I can tell no appointment was made and yet the doctor was available upon arrival. He looked to be fifty years old and Nandan told me he was 77. I believe Nandan but even this, the […]
Posted in India | Tagged astrology, automaton, dance, medicine, ritual
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-24
I woke up this morning with malaise. Last night I had talked with Abiji about going to a doctor because after one week I still have had diarrhea daily. In the last week I have not felt bad, although I have been tired. I attributed that to going to the toilet approximately twice every night […]
Posted in health, India | Tagged hospital, medicine, sickness