I, too, have loved baseball for as long as I can remember (a Yankee fan since the 60s), and just today I was with one of my nursing home patients, who doesn’t know where he is and barely remembers his name. Saw the picture in his room of his college baseball team from the 1950s and asked him about it - he lit up, told me he was a 3rd bas…
I, too, have loved baseball for as long as I can remember (a Yankee fan since the 60s), and just today I was with one of my nursing home patients, who doesn’t know where he is and barely remembers his name. Saw the picture in his room of his college baseball team from the 1950s and asked him about it - he lit up, told me he was a 3rd baseman, and we talked about one of his teammates who I also know. The reminiscing seemed to open up his memory for a few minutes and we had a nice conversation. The power of connection over baseball...
And I agree, Jeremiah Barondess was one of the best - my “idol” was Ben Kean, Tropical Medicine, who was the best medical storyteller I've ever heard. Thanks, Adam, for a great Friday Reflection
I, too, have loved baseball for as long as I can remember (a Yankee fan since the 60s), and just today I was with one of my nursing home patients, who doesn’t know where he is and barely remembers his name. Saw the picture in his room of his college baseball team from the 1950s and asked him about it - he lit up, told me he was a 3rd baseman, and we talked about one of his teammates who I also know. The reminiscing seemed to open up his memory for a few minutes and we had a nice conversation. The power of connection over baseball...
And I agree, Jeremiah Barondess was one of the best - my “idol” was Ben Kean, Tropical Medicine, who was the best medical storyteller I've ever heard. Thanks, Adam, for a great Friday Reflection
Omg. Ben Kean. Did you read his book MD? I loved that.