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Charles F. Henkey's avatar

Excellent article. Thank You!

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James Nichols's avatar

Inspiring. I write a lot but seldom memories are preserved. You make a grand case for exactly that. Thank you.

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Burgetta Eplin Wheeler's avatar

Lovely. And it’s lovely that you have people to write to who care what you have to say. (Copy editor brain: cemetery :)

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James Nichols's avatar

I saw that as well lol

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Edwin Leap's avatar

Yikes! Thanks, fixing it right now. And thanks for the kind comment.

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Paul Reisser's avatar

Ed, you have outdone yourself on this one. i have posted this to my Facebook page, with the following comment: "Another amazing, insightful essay from ER physician and writer extraordinaire, Dr. Edwin Leap. Read this aloud tonight at the dinner table, and if necessary prepare a family dinner at which to read it. i have just entered retirement from daily office practice, and have been thinking about this very topic. Ed's comments have definitely spurred me on to more consistent action."

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Edwin Leap's avatar

Paul, thank you for that kind comment, and for reposting. And for being patient with the editorial errors I made which I just fixed. That will teach me to write tired after a busy ED shift! Well, it probably won't but it should.

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Paul Reisser's avatar

You are most welcome! Now I'm curious as to what errors you found that I missed. I have to admit that I pick up more typos etc. on whatever I write when I print it out (especially in the morning) rather than reading it on the screen. I don't know why that is, but things that hide on the screen jump off the page.

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