Category Archives: Telling Stories

Happy Birthday Milton! A Miracle of Modern Medicine

By Linda | July 1, 2013

My father turned 85 years old today. This past weekend I went to Miami to see how he was doing just days after his being released from the hospital for another “tune up.” He was having trouble breathing for weeks. It sounded like fluid overload and heart failure. Finally he gave in and when he [...]

Also posted in My Family/My DNA | Tagged Happy birthday, heart disease, parents | 6 Comments

Advocacy in Disguise: A Parent’s View on Exploitation of the Vulnerable

By Linda | April 15, 2013

March was Trisomy Advocacy Month. How could I have missed that one? I hate to admit that I have a favorite trisomy, but it is true. Trisomy 21 a/k/a Down syndrome.
People with Down syndrome are increasingly integrated into the mainstream of life. And this is because parents and others have been incredibly successful in advocating [...]

Also posted in Adventures in Advocacy, On the Job | Tagged advocacy, Cancer research, Down Syndrome, Roswell Park Cancer Institute | 7 Comments

“The Mommy MD Guides” and Other Books I Wish I Had Written

By Linda | March 14, 2013

Almost 5 years and 453 posts ago, I started The Brodsky Blog. I was told I had to build an audience for “my book.” Since then I have written enough to fill a book, but it isn’t the book I started to write about–my experience suing two powerful organizations for gender discrimination and the fall [...]

Also posted in Uncategorized, Women at Work, Worthy Causes | Tagged authors, Mommy MD Guides, Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing, Women entrepreneurs | Leave a comment

Xtreme Everest: Trekking to Mt. Everest Base Camp May Save Someone’s Life

By Linda | January 30, 2013

Everyday we are connected to otherwise unknowable people through connectivity never before imagined. Arguably we might not want to meet many of these people, but occasionally one pops into our lives with a special purpose, a mission.
I “met” Bree Fisk, a member of the team of Restech Corporation, a company that makes small sensors to [...]

Also posted in Adventures in Advocacy, Worthy Causes | Tagged climbing mountains, ICU research, Mt. Everest | Leave a comment

Do Women Professionals Prefer Women Doctors? A Linked-In Perspective

By Linda | December 12, 2012

Linked-In is a business networking site, the way face book is a social networking site. Frankly, I haven’t yet figured out how Linked-In works exactly. But somehow, I found myself in a group called Professional Women’s Network.
I am never quite sure if professional women includes women doctors. I was a member of the National Association [...]

Also posted in Women at Work | 4 Comments

What You Need and What You Want Are Strong Determinants for Societal Success: Two Must See Movies

By Linda | August 10, 2012

Cryptic headers for blogs are risky. Two documentaries seen this week made me consider the flip sides to what is to me the same question. What are the values by which we live our lives?
The Queen of Versailles, written and directed by Lauren Greenfield chronicles the “American Dream”–upward mobility through the acquisition of money which [...]

Also posted in Travels with Linda | Tagged Consumerism, Israel Inside, Queen of Versailles | 1 Comment

Color Codes in Healthcare: Keep Us Safe or Keep Us Laughing?

By Linda | July 19, 2012

July, 2012: “Code red, Tanner 7, Code red, Tanner 7,” an electronic voice calmly announces on the overhead. All the elevators return to the ground floor. All automatic doors immediately close. Everything stops. No surgery can begin. No one can be transferred from the operating room to the recovery room. Everyone freezes.
“Hmmm, what does [...]

Also posted in On the Job | Tagged Hospital color codes, safety | Leave a comment

You Kid Is Fat: Is It Your Doctor’s Fault?

By Linda | June 20, 2012

Obesity in children is a national epidemic. Duh?! AND, it seems that this is so because the nation’s doctors are not counseling the families of overweight kids about their lifestyle and dietary choices! Another hype piece from US News and World Report. This is simply the last straw.
I am going to weigh [...]

Also posted in On the Job | Tagged children, Obesity | 3 Comments

Remembering Erika Bruck, MD 1908-2011

By Linda | February 22, 2012

It is hard to live 103 years and still have so many people come to a memorial service celebrating your life, especially when you haven’t had kids or grandkids of your own. But if you knew Dr. Erika Bruck, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo for 50 years, you would know why the [...]

Also posted in Flashbacks | 1 Comment

Inspiration, Perspiration, Healthy Living: Story of a Pre-Med

By Linda | February 16, 2012

I met a special young woman, Benita Lupu, in 2000. Her story is important. I have the privilege of being part of her life. I also love her products and have given many appreciated gifts from her collection.I hope she inspires you as she has me. Linda Brodsky.
John F Kennedy once said, “Efforts and courage [...]

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