Live Your Life Now

Recently I had three important events happen during a three day period that reminded me of the brevity of our life and the need to live life to the fullest every day. On July 4th, having planned celebratory events that day with friends and family, a CRNA in my home town awoke feeling poorly just … Read more

Do you remember why you became a doctor?

This week KevinMD published an article of mine about finding your ‘why’ in medicine. Below is a small section from the article. What was your “why?” Why did you become a physician? Why do you continue to practice medicine? Why have you not left medicine for another career? It is the answer to these questions … Read more

What Legacy Will You Leave?

We recently laid to rest my uncle, Bud Cochran. He was the last remaining sibling of my grandmother’s generation. He and my grandmother, Virginia, both passed away in 2016 and were the last of Andrew Jackson Cochran’s thirteen children. My great-grandfather was born in 1873 and his last child died in 2016, a span of … Read more

Marrying Dr. Debt

My son recently announced his engagement and started an intense period of wedding planning since the wedding was only three months away. I began to reminisce about my wedding and the planning that led up to the big event, which for me was also a three month engagement. In my case, I was away at … Read more