Counselingstyleorcounselingskill?TodayIsawapatientwhosebrotherhasDS.WhenIpreparedthiscaselastnight,IthoughtaboutcounselingissuesinadditiontalkingaboutcausesofDSandrecurrencerisk.ThecounselingquestionsthatIcouldthinkofincludeaskingthepatientwhatthelifehasbeenlikegrowingupwithabrotherwhohasDS,andwhatthepatientwouldfeelanddoifshehadababyhasDS.However,whenthesessiongotstarted,Ichangedmymind.Asusual,Ia...[
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LesbiancoupleIhadaproductiveday.Sawtotally6patients,thoughIwasonlyhalfinvolvedinthelastcase.Latcaseinthemorningwasalesbiancouple,41yoAand33yoB.AiscurrentlypregnantwithtwinsusingB’seggandadonorsperm.QuadscreeningshowedincreasedriskforDownsyndrome(1/166).Inoticedtheyarelesbianwhenpreparingthecase.Iwasnotjudgmental.ButIdidconsultwithTracyregardingthewordsIshouldusetodescribethestrangesituation.Forin...[
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FriendsaysIamoldercozIstartlisteningtoABBA.Well,Iamnotsureiftheevidenceissupportiveornot.ButIamaging,likeanantique.[
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Journal07-06-2011Takingbabysteps.NowthatIamfamiliarwithinformationabouttestingoptionsaspatienteducation,thenextstepwouldbetrainingcounseling,whichisnoteasyforsure,butisessentialforbeingaqualifiedGC.Iusedtothinkcounselingisonlyforpsychosocialissueswhenpatientspresentanxiety,stress,depressionetc.Ididn’tthinkpersonalizedGCsessionisactuallypartofit,ortheverybeginning,ofcounseling.AGCshouldsensewhatan...[
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Journal6-7-2011DirectivevsnondirectiveBeforewesawouradd-onpatientinXXXHospitaltoday,Joantoldmethepatientwouldnoteasytohandlebecausethesonographertoldherso.SoshewoulddealwiththeentirecasewhileIwatched.Thepatientisan18-year-oldgirl.Whiletakingfamilyhistory,welearnedthatshelostababyboyoneyearagoduetoearlyplacentarupture.Thebabydied5daysafterdelivery.Shetoldusindetailwhathappenedtoher.Ithoughtthistrag...[
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Journal5-18-2011Todayismyfirstclinicaldayinprenatalsetting.Wehadfourpatients.Threeofthemwerereferredduetoadvancedmaternalage(AMA),oneofthemcametoseeusbecausethebaby’sfather’soldersisterdiedearlyinherchildhoodduetocongenitallacticacidosis.ThefollowingiswhatI’velearnedtoday.1. Geneticcounselingsessionrunbyanexperiencedgeneticcounselorgoesverysmoothly.ObservingmysupervisorTracyGardner’sworkiskind...[
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Beforethissemesterofficiallystarted,IwatchedtheChinesedrama“養父”.Iwasreallytouchedandshedalotoftears.“養父”wasaboutafamilycomposedofamiddleagedmanLou,whowasanorphanandhadnoideaabouthisbiologicalparents,andthreeabandonedkids.Noneofthemwerebloodrelated.Loumanagedtofindtheirbiologicalparentsoradoptedparentsafterhewasdiagnosedashereditarycerebellumataxia,afatal,progressivegeneticdisorder.Heg...[
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最近連續看了幾部國內的大片,“趙氏孤兒”,“讓子彈飛”,“非誠勿擾2”,也看到了網上沸沸揚揚的或褒揚或批評的評論,覺得這個歲末著實熱鬧。我看電影,主要是看它的娛樂性,至於主題,內涵都不是我所關注的範疇。所以,我比較喜歡後兩部,也就是“子彈”和“非2”.子彈略顯血腥,和時代不接軌;非2比較時尚,充滿時代氣息。還有一個原因就是這兩部片子[
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OnChristmasEve,Ifinishedthenovel"Thegirlwhoplayedwithfire",oneofthebestinternationalbestsellingtrilogywrittenbyStiegLarsson.Istartedwiththe2ndbooksinceIdidn'tgetanychancetoloanthefirstone.Butitdon'tbothermetofigureoutthestorylineandenjoyeditthoughIdon'tusuallyreadcrimenovelslikethis.IcouldnotputitdownuntilIfinishedit.Idon'tthinkIhaveenergyandtimetowritearevieworsummaryforIhavetofo...[
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IamsohappythatIsurvivedmyfirstsemesterthoughIhavegonethroughsomefrustrationsandhardships.NowIcanplanmywinterbreak.Willcatchupsomenovelsandmovies,EnglishandChinese.Willtakemysontomuseumsandparks.Willcookmealsandcleanrooms.Willshoppingfortheholidays.Willprepareforthenestsemester.So
HappyWinter!!![
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