Laurel in CA's Profile
I'm a retired medical school professor in CA, and a Quaker/ Friend.
Groups: Math and Statistics Geeks, Black Kos community, Progressive Friends of the Library Newsletter, CareGiving Kos, Central Valley Kossacks, Les Miserables, DK Fans of 90 for 90, SOS Puerto Rico, KOS Art Expo, Masks for the People
Diaries published: 58 (218 days since last diary on Thu May 04, 2023 at 12:32 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 3594 (1 day since last comment on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 07:14 PM PST)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 65959
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Most Recommended Diary: Lessons from the Dementia Diner, 88 comments, 316 recommends
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The Texas legislature apparently is competing with the Florida legislature for Worst Ideas Ever. I think this one puts them firmly in the lead: hey, let’s turn our school kids into combat medics so they’ll be prepared when the next guy with an AR15...
by Laurel in CA
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on Thu May 04, 2023 at 12:32 PM PDT
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It’s been 16 years since we lost that national treasure, Molly Ivins. I expect those of you old enough to remember her miss her distinctive voice as much as I do. I began to read her columns when I lived in Texas for a bit, back in the 1980s. Her first...
by Laurel in CA
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on Mon Feb 13, 2023 at 06:00 PM PST
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A Friend/ Quaker in Russia asked that this be shared as widely as possible. This Friend’s letter speaks for many in Russia, who are grieving for their country’s actions. "This Morning." From a Friend in Russia: This morning, President Putin declared...
by Laurel in CA
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on Thu Feb 24, 2022 at 10:14 AM PST
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A truly remarkable man, Paul Farmer began working as a medical student to bring first-rate health care to Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, then led efforts to spread its work and message to other countries in Latin America and Africa, and to...
by Laurel in CA
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on Tue Feb 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM PST
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This morning, the CDC released an alarming summary of current data on COVID-19 and the Delta variant. (See front page story.) On our weekly research meeting call, one of our lead ER docs reported that he is seeing a big spike in positive test results...
by Laurel in CA
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on Fri Jul 30, 2021 at 11:54 AM PDT
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We said goodbye yesterday to our Nikki, our companion for seven of her thirteen years. She was a brave girl who faced all the challenges in her life with a head-on determination and gallantry and grace. Even in these last weeks, she still found joy in...
by Laurel in CA
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on Sun Jul 11, 2021 at 08:59 AM PDT
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