by dianeradfordmd | Jan 12, 2015 | Health & Wellness
Whenever I watch an award show, like for example the Emmys or the Oscars, I wonder why we don’t have such awards for physicians. So many professions have recognition for a job well done, an accolade, and a confirmation that the training, the effort, the long hours,...
by dianeradfordmd | Jun 8, 2014 | Creative
The 6th of June 2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the landings on the Normandy Beaches. Those landings began Operation Overlord — the Battle of Normandy — the mission to free occupied France. On that day 160,000 allied troops crossed the English...
by dianeradfordmd | Nov 25, 2012 | Creative
There are two churches I know celebrating anniversaries in 2012. They are entirely different in location, size and age. St. Ninian’s Episcopal Church in Troon, on the windy west coast of Scotland, celebrates 100 years. Its red sandstone walls framed my christening,...
by dianeradfordmd | Jun 17, 2012 | Creative
We all worked with our hands, we just had different tools and worked on different materials, be it fabric, leather, or human tissue. Our basic tools, however, were a needle and thread. When I was growing up in Scotland, I remember studying my dad as he worked at his...