Health-care professionals and the situations they create are frequently chuckle-worthy. It may not be ‘Carry on Doctor‘, but, sometimes, it’s close. So Embarrassing When I was a much younger fellow, I encountered an uncommonly good-looking-woman. Q: What did you do? A: My med-student brain fogged over and… Chest examination (IPPA): Inspection done, Palpation done, Percussion … Read more
Bronco Billy William “Bronco” Moncrief, recently deceased (20220925), was, for many years, the Mayor of Cumberland BC. Nicknames have always been a thing in Cumberland. Bill Moncrief was once a paperboy. Someone, on his route, familiar with the comic strip, nicknamed Billy Moncrief, Bronco Billy. Bronco stuck. I enjoyed Bronco, his interactions with me were … Read more
Years ago I wrote Amusing Recollections, here are seven more, I’ve called them Amusing Recollections 2. I’ll post again if I remember other chuckle worthy stories. When I was a fourth year medical student, I arrived on the oncology ward one morning and was immediately summoned by a smiling elderly fellow. I found his short … Read more
Fans of ‘Carry On Doctor’ or ‘Doc Martin‘ know there are times when medicine creates amusing recollections. If you’re sensitive about dark humour, not gallows stuff, but semi-taboo subjects, you may want to skip this post. Here are just a few of the many things that made me laugh: at the end of an overly … Read more
‘Come From Away’ stories and even a Broadway play are all the rage these days. This short post is not a ‘Come From Away’ story, rather it’s a single page ‘Come Apart’ adventure. A sigmoidoscopy gone wrong, let me explain. Picture this: A smirking gastroenterologist looks at five medical students and commands, “Take a deep … Read more