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Category: Medical procedure

  • Just Keep Stabbin’

    I used to be the sort of person who could walk into a clinic, slap myself down in a chair, and have the ghoulish blood collectors therein remove as much of the red as they needed. I donated blood on a regular basis; I never had a problem with blood tests. In addition to being…

  • Conscientious Objection shouldn’t mean dereliction of duty

    Conscientious Objection shouldn’t mean dereliction of duty

    Canada passed a law in June 2016 to make legal and to offer protection to the providers of medically assisted dying. Let’s just pretend for a moment that “Medically Assisted Dying” isn’t one of the lamest, most watered-down name for the practice of euthanasia. Predictably, there were a number of objectors to this bill, many…

  • Itsy Bitsy

    I got a call from the doctor’s office today. They wanted to know if I was available to come in for breast reduction surgery tomorrow. I was all, “uh. Like. The day after today?” And they were all, “yis”. And I was all, “I, um. I don’t think so, no.” And they were all, “mkay,…