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My parents, in their 80’s...retired doctor and nurse have been GIVING
#CovidVaccine
for weeks.
They finally got THEIR first dose today. I am
#verklempt
Just opened the best gift ever!
In July, I’ll demand that everyone starry referring to me as “Big Poppy”.
My heart is full!❤️
Have you ever fallen in love w someone you’ve never even met yet?!
I’m smitten!
#Texas
Fact of the Day:
54yrs ago today, on November 23, 1964, Dr. Michael Debakey performed the world's 1st successful
#CABG
in Houston. Dr. Debakey's artery grafts were 1st made on his wife's sewing machine. They used dacron they had bought at a fabric store.
#CardioTwitter
As we hunker down waiting for the next hospital surge and pray that adults will vaccinate and that people will sacrifice a bit by masking up, I give you an image to consider.
The
#Medicine
family is bone weary at this point. These are tough/resilient folks…
🙏🏼💪🏼
#covidupdate
: my parents, exposed to my
#covid
positive NP brother, are headed to ER w fever/cough 😕
Thankfully, my brother is feeling better now...aside from the stress over parents
Ongoing prayers are appreciated!
Just found out tonight that my best friend since Kindergarten has passed. I’m heartbroken. Please, friends, take care of your hearts!😢❤️🙏🏼
Because we grew up in an era without cell phones, I have no pictures of us...but we were brothers. He pushed me to be a better person.
Asking for prayers tonight.
Suz and I have several “adopted“ kids in our life.
One of them was shot by police tonight while they were in a
#manic
state.
We pray for him and the officer that had to do it. 😢
My wife and I close on our new home soon. Need twitter advice. Should this lawn statue be my housewarming gift to her?
It’s only $228 on ebay and LIFE SIZED!
Thank you,
@pfizer
.
So proud of my team, the logistical planning of this massive undertaking, and the efficiency of our awesome crew!
Thank you,
@NorthShoreWeb
!
Thank you, LORD!!🥲
#CovidVaccine
#Covid19
BREAKING: My old and new teams (and a few others of you) have known about this for a while, but I'm sharing this blog post as an open and sincere letter to my patients and colleagues- past, present, and future:
Sad that I need to now limit comments to ppl I know as the bots and bigots are starting to feed. Thank all you lovely ppl for the congratulations and well wishes. We should collectively pray for the miserable ppl.
Enjoy the simple things and some relaxation this weekend...but please be ever mindful of the service members who gave their lives to provide it for us.
#MemorialDayWeekend2018
My best friend was dx’ed w “bronchitis” by his doc and given antibiotics
…after describing dyspnea and having a syncopal event while mowing his yard.
I went to the house w my stethoscope
…sustained, enlarged apical impulse. Late peaking III/VI syst M w parvus et tardus…
What is
#AorticStenosis
? It’s a common and serious heart valve disease that affects mainly people over age 65. If it goes undiagnosed, it can become severe and potentially lead to heart failure and death.
NEVER FORGET♥️🤍💙
An important thread:
Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can’t speak very loud. – This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?
Lisa:…
Officially hit the 70lb (31.8kg) weight loss mark since Dec 26th today.
#CowboysNation
- I’m at TE/LB wt now- look out
@JasonWitten
!😉
How about a shout-out,
@thegob70
? I’m down below my college OL playing weight.
A little humble-brag on my wife,
#SuziQ
.
She was a teacher in a former life.
A neighbor girl was struggling to get passing grades in elementary school d/t severe
#dyslexia
. My wife worked w a special technique and the little girl flourished.
The “little girl” just received…
My Dad is getting a pacemaker for Tachy-Brady syndrome mgt today.
I’ve put in 100’s of, if not over a thousand, pacemakers in my career.
It’s always a little different when it’s necessary in one’s own flesh and blood.
Welcome prayers for safety & symptom improvement!
I must admit, the beginning of this New Year has not been kind to my family.
Bad things really do seem to come in threes.
I beg your patience as I process it and support those who need my strength right now.
I sit in one hospital with my kids while thinking of another ICU…
I’m sorry.
I warned y’all ahead of time that my
#PoppyTweets
would quickly become insufferable!
So many
#HappyTears
today.
I cannot wait to hold him in my arms and kiss him.
#BREAKINGNEWS
:
My hometown school district just voted,
unanimously,
for my
#TXHSFB
Stadium to be re-named “John P Erwin Stadium” after my Dad!🥹🏈🥹🏈🥹🏈❤️
My Mom & Dad are BOTH members of our athletic
#HOF
#HillsboroEagles
🦅
As a man who grew up in a family of all boys,
and raised all boys in our household,
I’m so happy that God is also blessing me with the gift of daughters at this important stage of my life.
I’m cherishing being a
#GirlDad
now, too!
My
#DaughtersInLove
😊♥️:
Four years ago today, I had to attend the funeral of my Fellow who died from
#Depression
.
I still feel the loss of that bright, loving, & sweet young man.
He would’ve been a great cardiologist...and his young daughter would’ve had a fantastic Daddy.
Check on your people!🙏🏼
To make a tough day even tougher,
@UHC
is denying a study I need on a patient.
The study and process in question is one that I wrote the guidelines for. Level I.
Do better “insurance” companies
30min on the phone & now they’re rescheduling me for a “
#PeerToPeer
“ tomorrow
It’s been a good day. Dr Provost and his excellent
@bswhealth_Templ
team have taken wonderful care of me.
Awesome sunset from my hospital room this evening, too.
I’ll be on Twitter a lot less over the next few days, so please carry on
#CardioTwiiter
,
#MedTwitter
,
#MedEd
!😊
Well,
It’s joyfully
#SoMe
official now!
I’m going to get to be a
#GirlDad
times two soon!
So happy for my youngest son and our new family member, Martha!
#Nuptials
coming soon!
Top 10 Reasons Why People Don't Take Meds:
10. Cultural issues
9. Health literacy
8. Changing Guidelines
7. Fear of Side Effects
6. Frequency of Dosing
5. "Big Pharma" distrust
4. Confusion after Discharge
3. Depression
2. Co-Pays
1. Conflicting Information
35 years ago this night, I met the girl who would eventually become my best friend, wife, Mom to my boys, and an ever present model of selflessness.
I love you, Suzi Q!
Just remember that any day and any time can bring an unexpected blessing.
I firmly believe that
#science
is one of the languages by which God speaks to us.
I also firmly believe that God has a stellar sense of humor!
Be an instrument of healing.
#MedEd
Dear Colleagues:
Please join me in shaming
@Cigna
for their denial of a heart cath to a pt w severe AS, mild MS, heart failure, & constrictive pericarditis who has multiple CV/CAD risk factors & previously known high Cor Ca score who is preop for AVR & pericardial stripping.
“Nobody went into
#medicine
to sit in room @ bank of computers,endlessly clicking thru templated notes,interrupted to triage pages-chose it so we could build relationships while sorting out stories/observing to make sense of ailments & formulate plans to help pts feel better.”
According to Johns Hopkins, physicians now spend less than 12% of their time interacting with patients. As a result, examination & diagnostic skills can suffer, not to mention people skills.
#healthcare
#healthandsafety
@GeneEsposito19
Nothing good is easy. What culture is it that you speak of? These are two highly successful, college educated adults, who believe that God is the center of a successful marriage. Same culture.
Started my fist “real job” out of fellowship 25 years ago today.
Still trying to see how you young folks can wait until after boards to start your post-fellowship roles.
I was beyond broke.
Finished my fellowship on June 30 and drove straight to Texas to start my job…
A Ohio man who went viral in his refusal to
#wearamask
has died of
#COVID19
at age 37.
No one should take pleasure in this, but it should be used as a warning and an illustration. 😢
The last time I was asked to be in charge of the
#Thanksgiving
turkey and pumpkin pie, I did this.
…I haven’t been asked again!😂
#HappyThanksgiving
, y’all !
They’re both presumptive positive and back home on quarantine. We’ll observe them w video visits, pulse oximetry, and love/prayers! 😊
Thanks to all who’ve reached out. The prayers are appreciated and felt!❤️🙏🏼
#covidupdate
: my parents, exposed to my
#covid
positive NP brother, are headed to ER w fever/cough 😕
Thankfully, my brother is feeling better now...aside from the stress over parents
Ongoing prayers are appreciated!
Nephew Tanner update:
From my Brother:
Day 9 .... He woke up!
Mouthed I love you to his momma ... and head nodded me.
And is Watching me walk around the room.
I wore his work hat. OMG. The emotion man. Breathing on his own.🙏🏼
Our waitress today told us that she is a Type 1 Diabetic mom of a premature son.
She was afraid to be vaccinated.
Her fear was that by being vaccinated that she would infect her son. My wife and I allayed her concerns and helped her to get a vaccine appointment.
#GoodDay
@timjmb
I’ve been blessed in my own marriage to have added two new parents and a tight extended family. We have fortunately been blessed the same with our kids’ marriages ♥️🙏🏼
Everyone across the world should watch this video in its entirety.
He’s a bigger man than I am. I’d only hope that I could be this forgiving if I were in his shoes.
#Forgiveness
is both healthy and God-directed.
#BothamJean
's brother Brandt took the opportunity to forgive
#AmberGuyger
, tell her to devote her life to Christ, and then asked the judge if he could give Guyger a hug.
The judge, wiping tears from her eyes, allowed the moment to happen.
If you are truly happy when others succeed, you’ve learned one of the keys to life.
If you contribute to others’ success, you’ve learned your mission in life.
#Leadership
Just warning y’all...I’m already bragging on my grand baby!
When the little one is born, I might become insufferable!
#Love
OB ultrasound was my guiding path to
#Cardiology
!
#Life
Google...circa 1975
I spent countless hours reading these tomes. My folks just sold the house that I grew up in- this is one of many great memories from there!
Asking for
#prayers
from my
#TwitterFam
,
#MedEd
, and
#Cardiotwitter
folks.
Just got this from my Dad about my Brother’s beloved Stepson:
“To let you know, Tanner was broadsided by an SUV while on his motorcycle in Hurst today. He's at JPSH with a subdural, fx femur and…
#SuziQ
& I were sitting at a bar last night, and the bartender was poking fun at us for being dressed in the same festive sweater.
Then we told her that we’ve been together for 40 years:
“You’re so lucky you have such a good husband.”
No.
It isn’t luck.
All these years later…
I completed preparing the eulogy for my precious granddaughter this evening.
I’m drained.
I’m grateful.
I still know from whence my hope comes. 🙏🏼🥹
#Psalm121
#Romans15
#IPeter3
:15
I firmly believe that
#science
is one of the languages by which God speaks to us.
I also firmly believe that God has a stellar sense of humor!
Be an instrument of healing.
#MedEd
“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career.
I've lost almost 300 games.
26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life.
And that is why I succeed.”
- Michael Jordan