Medea's Memoirs

half-Corean dad, doc, artist who is not afraid of going to Hell

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ANOTHER DAY IN THE CANCER OFFICE

Published in July 30th, 2009
Posted by in Hello Kitty obsession, my hottie
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“There’s this water cooler in the office that no one ever fills up,” Amy started telling me. “So I came up with an idea for a contest.  People mark on a sheet when they fill it up and at the end of the month, the winner gets a prize.” “That’s a good idea.  What kind [...]

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THREE CANCERS

Published in July 15th, 2009
Posted by in House of Medea Sin
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Early morning in the hospital, I got paged.   Old man on comfort care just “expired.”  Myeloma in his blood and blood in his brain.  I put my whitecoat on and do my thing.  White is such an odd color for this kind of thing. His glassy eyes are open for the first time that week.  [...]

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ASIAN IS THE NEW CHINESE

Published in July 9th, 2009
Posted by in Corean, my hottie
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AMY:  “Babe, listen to what happened at work today, you’ll like this.” ME:  “Uh oh, what?” AMY:  “So I was seeing this old lady in the clinic with the doc and she was going on about how she has trouble with certain foods.  Then she says, ‘But I like Chinese food in small amounts,’ and [...]

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SHORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY

Published in July 4th, 2009
Posted by in Hello Kitty obsession, House of Medea Sin
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[note: picture has nothing to do with this entry] Heard in the E.R. today: “Stick around, there’s bound to be some hand injuries.” “No kidding, people just don’t get it — don’t hold onto a lit firecracker.” “Last year, some guy blew his throat out with a mortar.” “No way.” “Yeah.  It didn’t go off, [...]

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