Category: Medical Center

• The Last Quarter Moon Gives A Pale Wintry Light/Late Night Thoughts Following Spinal Surgery

  {Author’s Note: This blog post contains a photograph of an x-ray of my lower back taken six days after my spinal fusion. If the image of hardware screwing together two of my vertebra is irksome to you, my gentle readers, then feel free to search for another fine read. I have 645 in the bank.…

  patrickjegan

  February 16, 2024

  Blogging, death, Holding onto the Past, In Search of Lost Time, Medical Center, medicine, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, music, New York City, owego ny, Premonitions, Real Personal History, seniors, Time, winter

  #lumbarsurgery, #melancholoythoughtsatnight, #nancigriffth, #newyorkcitylatenightthoughts, #painandinsomnia, #patioatnight, #postsurgerypain, #sarahjaroaz, #waltwhitman, life, love, poetry, short-story, sleep

• The Pump: I Can’t Handle It

  “How does it feel?” –Bob Dylan Like A Rolling Stone For many years Bob Dylan has provided a plethora of quotes for me for use in most social situations. Armed with these literary bites, I have made something of a name for myself as a Dylanologist. Yes, I’ve read many books about Bob and I…

  patrickjegan

  August 20, 2022

  Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Lyrics, Fictional Personal History, History, humor, Medical Center, Memories, New York City, satire, seniors, Time

  abbey road, Bard College, Beatles, Bob Dylan songs, New York City, Subterranean Homesick Blues

• The Angels of Midnight

  “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~~Maya Angelou I You’re trying to sleep in the ER of the Albany Medical Center. It’s sometime between the hour of midnight and dawn. You know things are going bad…

  patrickjegan

  August 15, 2021

  Dreams, Medical Center, medicine, non-fiction, Real Personal History, seniors

  Emergency Room, Kindness, Night Shift, Nurses