Monday, February 28, 2011

The Julie Project

In 1993, photographer Darcy Padilla met 19 year old Julie. At the time, Julie was living with her boyfriend Jack in a hotel with their 8 day old daughter. Both Julie and Jack were HIV positive. Through the next 18 years, Padilla photographed the life of Julie. The Julie Project is a collection of these photographs with some documents...

Monday, February 28, 2011 by Amber Wollesen, MD · 4

Monday, February 21, 2011

Okemah by The Iguanas

This is a guest post from Eric Holmstrom. (I wasn't able to find a full version of the song to post but you can listen to a sample here.) I had never heard this song before Eric emailed me. It now has an honored position on my playlist. Thanks Eric! And thanks to everyone who sends us great posting ideas. Rock/Swamp...

Monday, February 21, 2011 by Amber Wollesen, MD · 1

Monday, February 14, 2011

Children's Books on Grief: Where is Grandpa?

This next book in our series may be chosen by some simply for the beautiful illustrations.  This is one reason I wanted to spend time reviewing some books on childhood grief.  Although great lists exist out there, we don't often get to see inside the book itself.  Having a toddler myself, I am aware that it is often the illustrations...

Monday, February 14, 2011 by Amy Clarkson · 0

Monday, February 7, 2011

Why We Write

Recently I read an essay in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that focused on an interesting topic arts topic. The article entitle "Why we write (and how we can do it better)" discusses why clinicians decide to write and publish their experiences, focusing around five common errors that the author, Allen Peterkin, MD (founding...

Monday, February 7, 2011 by Amber Wollesen, MD · 4