The optimist says, “Surely it will clear.”
The pessimist says, “It’s all gray here.”
The pessimist says, “It’s not going away.”
The optimist says, “What beautiful gray!”
For the Ragtag Daily Prompt: optimist.
Mist
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Daily Evil: M is for moan
M for moan and maudlin and mourn and mountain.
Another watercolor, 14 by 27, 1987. There is another older watercolor, no year, on the reverse. Misty mountains. This could be West Virginia, the panhandle where my grandmother lived for a while, or a trip to the northwest.
M is for mother, too. I miss her.
Rhodies in mist
On top of Mount Walker, taken in 2014 on a hike with my aunt and uncle.
We need tea afterwards, so this is for the Ragtag Daily Prompt: teapot.
mist through a window
I was riding in the car last Monday and took this. We were headed out to hike. It was a pretty wet day but still really really fun.
For the Ragtag Daily Prompt: mist.
from the mist
For the Daily Prompt: forest.
My town is a forest at sunrise and sunset. The trees take over, dark against the sky. And look,Β something is rising from the mist.
Medicine is like that too. Did the epidemic of unintentional overdose deaths catch you by surprise? People, including doctors, thought opioids were safe, if taken correctly. And that we should increase them if the person still had chronic pain. But the information is still changing and taking shape from the fog.
I have worked with the University of Washington Telepain service since 2011. I can’t attend every week, but many weeks I spend Wednesday lunch in front of the computer, logged on to hear a thirty minute lecture from UW and then to hear cases presented from all over the state.
I want to sing the praises of the doctors on Telepain and the Washington State Legislature for having this program. Here is a link to a five minute King5Β news program about UW Telepain.
https://www.king5.com/video/news/local/fighting-opioid-epidemic-via-video/281-8115411
Forty two different sites were logged on. There are also UW Telemedicine programs for hepatitis C and for patients with addiction and psychiatric problems. The advantage is that all of we rural doctors learn from one doctor presenting a patient and the panel discussing it and making recommendations. We have Dr. Tauben, head of the pain clinic, a psychiatrist, a physiatrist, a family doctor who treats opioid addiction, a psychologist and a social worker. And often a guest speaker! We have a standard form to fill out, with no names: year of birth and male or female. It is a team that can help us to care for our patients.
New information in healthcare rises out of the mist….
Ferry view
I was crossing from Coupeville to Port Townsend yesterday afternoon, and the Olympic Mountains were gorgeous. I wanted to capture the haze between the lower ridge and the high peaks, mist and mystery.
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