I Feel Your Pain

It is amazing how much we have advanced in the medical field during my lifetime. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for drowning victims goes back to the 17th century. However it was only in 1959 (the year after I was born) that the chest compression technique was approved for humans. The acronym is called CPR which is an for…

My Father

Well Father’s Day has come and gone for another year. I always can’t wait to see it done and over with. Perhaps it is because of my own shortcomings as a father. Perhaps because there is always a sadness of having lost my own father when I was the young age of 15. Maybe it…

The Three Types of Skin

Our skin is so amazing. As our bodies largest organ, it acts as a barrier between us and our environment, insulating, protecting the organs, muscles, veins and bones from external threats. So everything from dust and dirt to bacteria and viruses can’t just go walking in. Even when it gets a cut, if we clean…