Welcome to Litsy!

Was expecting more. Interesting enough I guess.

Switching gears for evening reading.

I expected to be fascinated, and I was, but it also really triggered my anxiety -- just the idea of these medical mysteries and what if I/a loved one ended up in one of these situations?

Ah well, does me good to have to sit with that kind of fear for a bit.

These are such short summaries of cases, with just the salient information and some trimmings for dramatic effect (of course the sick girl was an active athlete before, etc), but they give a preeeetty good view of how weird biology is. None of the infectious diseases was new to me, but some of the presentations were, and also the way that symptoms are really diverse and blurry. Glad I'm not headed in a clinical direction!

This one is both really provoking my curiosity and making me feel kinda squirmy and anxious, ahaha.

This books was filled with stories of little known illnesses and diseases and written in a manner that had you guessing along. It was quite fascinating 🏥
#Booked2021 #CovidHeroes
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Did you love House (the TV show)? Well, this book shares some of the New York Times Magazine columns that inspired the show.

As a veterinarian who loves medical puzzles, I tried to play along. As with the TV show, I did well with toxicology, parasitology, and random weird tumors.

A great #audiobook for some learning and nerding out. 4⭐️🎧

Uggghhh! I‘m nervous about my dentist appointment in 8 hours, so of course I can‘t sleep. I have severe TMJ, a small mouth, and the need for a crown on one of my very back teeth.

So to make myself feel better, I did an audiobook shopping spree! The Irby I‘ve read and enjoyed, but the other two are new, and it was good to hit up the 2-for-1 sale before it closed.

Good vibes appreciated!! 💙💙

I am finishing this book up today. I am feeling run down and overwhelmed so using my day off as a mental health day.

I might have stopped at B&N today ... darn sale. #bookhaul #lovemesomenonfiction #mighthavetojointhereadathons #fortherestofmylife

The oldest is finding his foray into the adult working world less appealing than he expected so mama‘s going to send him a small care package: an American Gods graphic novel and Swedish Fish. And since I was at the bookstore, I had to look for myself too. #bookhaul