I won’t bother you with statistics about how poor the people of Sierra Leone are. You can Google that and other statistics. In a country where everybody is poor, we have to redefine poor. The... Read More
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Is the Mini-Mental State Exam an appropriate device to determine the mental acuity of our senior citizens? It is obvious to any retired physician who has reached advanced years that a lot of the... Read More
In August 1958 my favorite cartoon character, Charlie Brown, began to write to his pen-pal for the first time but was soon thwarted when he spilled ink all over his letter. The stalwart little... Read More
My total hip surgery and my 90th birthday happened within days of each other. My supportive friends gifted me with books both to celebrate the occasions and to provide me with entertainment while I... Read More
On 28 August 2019 I had a total replacement of my left osteoarthritic hip. With spinal anesthetic I was more or less awake during the procedure to hear the buzz of the saw and the blows of the hammer... Read More