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JenniferEgnor
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I found this book at an indie bookstore in Seattle. It has very blunt, direct language (no softness or beating around the bush), and lots of dark humor. The author talks about his patients, and what is like to care for the dying. He especially talks a lot about those who wish to die, because they are suffering so needlessly. He provided that service with compassion to many of them. Shown: if you know, you know. And you‘ll understand why I⬇️

JenniferEgnor chose this one! 1w
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Louis Pasteur | Laura N. Wood
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#Science4Peace 👨🏻‍🔬✌🏻

#DaysDevotedTo… 🍂☕️🧣🍁🌙🥧🕯

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 2w
Bookwomble ❤️ 2w
Eggs Beautiful 😍 2w
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vonnie862
The Girl in His Shadow | Amelia Blake
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OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 1mo
Eggs Perfection 💙❤️💙 4w
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DogMomIrene
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#5JoysFriday

1. Started organizing our library/game room again.
2. Husband is learning how to prepare meals for our dogs, which means we can share that task.
3. Had a screening appointment with a private pay clinic that specializes in hormone treatments and scored an appointment with one of their doctors.
4. Pups had their annual check and they‘re both really healthy.
5. I left a whole bunch of Facebook groups. Down to 15 🙌🏼

@DebinHawaii

MemoirsForMe Your pups are adorable! I closed my FB account last year and I don‘t miss it. Plus I‘ve been reading so much more. 1mo
Texreader I‘ve felt very lucky with my new gyn Dr. but so much more I need to learn. Is the tagged book helpful? 1mo
DogMomIrene @MemoirsForMe I‘ve been debating closing my FB, but I do have friends and family there who I primarily interact with there. I may give it another year and reassess. 4w
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DogMomIrene @Texreader I didn‘t care for the TikTok Doc‘s book because it was too simplistic and she kept hawking her own line of supplements and diet book 4w
MemoirsForMe Your plan is a good one! My sister is on FB, so she keeps me posted on the family and friends without me having to scroll. 4w
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ElizaMarie
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julieclair Oh my! That is a perfect depiction of a beast! 😵‍💫 1mo
TheSpineView 🌞😊🤩 1mo
PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🖤 1mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐦‍⬛🧡 1mo
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Eva_B
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I think I‘ve read too many books on menopause. A friend has told me to stop as they get me down! 😊 This one is helpful, if you live in the USA, as it refers to what tests and treatments are available through insurance. I thankfully live in a country with a decent tax payer funded/subsidised health care system and don‘t have to worry. Menopause is hard enough without having to worry about exorbitant costs associated with getting basic care.

IuliaC I've got this one on my list too 1mo
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TieDyeDude
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The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia is absolutely fascinating. One of their featured exhibits is a wall of human skulls. The tagged book is a excellent story of not only Dr. Mutter, but warring physicians at the dawn of modern medicine, the formation of the American medical college, and so much more.

#wickedwhispers @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

AmyG Oddly amazing. My grandfather was a dentist and he had a skull. We always wondered who it was. There is a Stephen King book in there somewhere. 1mo
TieDyeDude @amyg Grandma is always watching 😉 1mo
AmyG Ha! 1mo
Eggs Fascinating 🖤💀🧡 1mo
Doppoetry I've visited the museum before (it's a lot smaller than I anticipated) and it's such an interesting place. It has a reputation to be spooky and macabre but I found it educational and unique 😆 human bodies truly are fascinating. 1mo
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lauramisiara
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I still remember the first time I was around a grieving acquaintance and found myself with lack of words. Then as a healthcare worker, I was witness to the awful quality of life patients face in hospice or certain places for assisted living. This book was so needed in the field, not only for providers to approach the difficult situation but also to offer to patients the autonomy to make the best decision for themselves at the end of their lives.

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caffeinated
Doctors: A Novel | Erich Segal
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This is, in my opinion, Erich Segal's best novel—even better than Love Story, which is the book most people know him by.

Anyway, it's been years since I last read this book (I read it quite a few times when I was younger and wanted to be a medical doctor), but I figured a book about medical school must have mentioned a #cadaver in it somewhere. 😁

#WickedWhispers

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo
LiteraryinPA Blast from the past! I went through an Erich Segal phase about 20 years ago! 2mo
caffeinated @LiteraryinPA Same! And around the same time, too! 😊 2mo
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It‘s absurd that no one really wants to talk about menopause, healthcare providers included. Medical misogyny is real. If this was regarding men, they wouldn‘t be merely placated nor simply ignored. This is a fact of life for women, and is comparable to puberty, but in reverse. As I age, I realize I don‘t know enough about my own body. This is an excellent resource. Dr. Gunter has a knack for explaining, and keeps a keen sense of humor.

CoffeeK8 💯 I am researching this all now and there is such a lack of information! 2mo
britt_brooke @CoffeeK8 It‘s so frustrating! I‘m over 40 and knew next nothing nearly until recently. And that‘s because I‘m having health issues. I‘m okay, but still there‘s a severe lack of info. 2mo
CoffeeK8 Same! Like all of the sudden I‘m 45 and all these things are different! And why? The doctors are all like “🤷🏼‍♀️ you must be getting old” 2mo
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britt_brooke @CoffeeK8 Right! And that‘s not helpful. “Getting old” doesn‘t quite cut it at this point. I‘ll soon be 43 and finally someone is listening, thankfully. And because of that I‘m having a hysterectomy soon which is probably a year or so overdue. 2mo
jdiehr I am having such a hard time getting to menopause! I'm 54 and still dealing with all kinds of stuff. It's so frustrating. 2mo
LiteraryinPA I really relate to this conversation. Thanks for talking about it! 2mo
dabbe Same here. I went from pre to post menopause (with all the fun things like night sweats, day sweats, blink-suddenly-the-wrong-way sweats ...) and then starting bleeding again. 😳 LOTS of tests and crap later, a hysterectomy two years ago. Luckily I did find a female doctor who did the surgery and who was so helpful and listened to every ache and offered excellent care. It took a long time, though. 2mo
CoffeeK8 @britt_brooke I have an appointment next week with an online provider recomended by a friend who is supposedly actually really helpful 2mo
CoffeeK8 @LiteraryinPA there are some really good people on Instagram who are helpful as well 2mo
IuliaC This is a great book! I also found useful this one on the same subject 2mo
britt_brooke @jdiehr How frustrating. Hope you get some relief soon. 🩷 2mo
britt_brooke @LiteraryinPA This right here is exactly why I love litsy. Thanks for engaging. It‘s such an important topic for us. 🩷 2mo
britt_brooke @dabbe Oh my gosh, that‘s so frustrating! I‘m so happy you finally found someone who took it seriously, but that it took years is unreal. I had to push my female primary care NP a bit, but she finally came through, and ordered a pelvic ultrasound which revealed 3 medium sized fibroids as the root of my “issues.” She then referred me to a wonderful female GYN. 2mo
britt_brooke @IuliaC Stacking - thank you! 2mo
britt_brooke @Soubhiville Stacking - thanks! 2mo
dabbe @britt_brooke Are we twinning or what? I also had 3 fibroids that were what was making me bleed! What are the chances of that? We should both buy lottery tickets or something! 🤩😂🤗 2mo
britt_brooke @dabbe Split the winnings! 😂🩷 2mo
Suet624 At least word is getting out about the situation. Imagine those of us old ladies or our mothers who were offered nada. I don‘t even know if women like my mother even talked about it in public. 1mo
britt_brooke @Suet624 I know. 😔 Thankfully we‘re getting there. 1mo
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