Ben DermanBetter to be LuckyToday was a lab check for Caroline to see how she was responding to her treatment. The look on Caroline‘s face suggested a bit of cautious…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
Ben DermanIf I Were a Rich ManI received a call from the pathology lab. They had just reviewed a peripheral blood smear of a patient who was in the hospital with…May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Ben DermanWhen Bones BreakI sat with Craig*, both of us squinting at a series of radiographic images of his whole body on the computer screen before us. We were…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Ben DermanMaking CoffeeAt some point in my medical training, I started the morning ritual of partaking in a cup of that warm, comforting brown elixir. Now, I…Feb 18, 2022Feb 18, 2022
Ben DermanAround the World in 80 DaysIt started out earnestly, I promise: “For each of the first two cycles of chemotherapy, you will have to come to clinic seven times and…Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
Ben DermanThicker Than WaterSince Jerry’s* diagnosis with multiple myeloma, nothing has been easy for him except perhaps his demeanor and spirit. He was the first new…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022