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Pediatrician in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. Proud Mom of 3 Teens & the cutest #Westie, #Marathoner, Track & Field enthusiast, & periodic #Violinist. Christ-follower and big proponent of “Love your Neighbor as Yourself.”
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Despite all of the disheartening news in the world of public health and science lately, we’re still showing up for our patients every day to provide evidence-based medicine and doing it with a smile on our face and having a little fun along the way, too!

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Just gotta give a shout out to my two amazingly sweet sons! My 15 year old brewed our pot of coffee this morning while I was busy answering a page and just now my 17 year old brought me hot chocolate in my favorite mug! ❤️❤️❤️

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Woot, woot, all done charting before 10:30 tonight!! Had a good birthday today, saw lots of cute kids and nice families, got some extra love from my co-workers, and had some sweet treats at home with my family! ☺️

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Celebrating my 19th Anniversary of being a parent to this beautiful young woman, both inside and out! 🩷

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I’m ready! Let’s Go, Vikings!!!!! 💜💜💜

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Cherishing every moment with my family this holiday season and always. Merry Christmas.

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This past weekend in Minnesota, we celebrated the wonderful life of my mom, who passed away much too soon about 2 weeks ago. There were tears shed, but also much joy and laughter as we shared favorite memories of her and what she meant to each of us. (1/5)

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

As an oncologist, I get constant reminders that holidays are joyful & meaningful milestones, but not every yr & not for everyone. If you are with #grief, I hope this will remind you that you belong to something vast & are not alone. #MedSky #OncSky #LongCovid www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...

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For best absorption of your iron supplement >on empty stomach >with vitamin C >away from PPI/acid reflux meds >take daily or every other day >no benefit to elemental* doses above 100mg *your supplement may be higher than this but need to look specifically at elemental iron content

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LAST DAY of #HCWvsHunger! The 2024 contest ends tonite after #GivingTuesday. Many food banks have generous donor matches today! 🍎 Donate to any food bank or hunger org & 📸 receipt 🍎 Log it + any employer/charity match here for Team #DiagnoseAndTreats by 12/3 11:59p: hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/

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Happy to donate to the Northern Illinois Food Bank as part of Team #KidVengers so we can make sure families and kids have the food needed to thrive! @hcwvshunger.bsky.social support.solvehungertoday.org/campaign/607...

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Made it back to Chicago today in time to watch CSO at the Movies, featuring “The Wizard of Oz.” Purely delightful! 🌈

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Always a great way to start the holiday! Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Your purpose on earth is not to argue with people who intentionally want to misunderstand you

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First Snowy Run of the Season! #DoctorsWhoRun

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Just ordered mine in pink!! Can’t wait for #Kidvengers to take the crown again!! 👑

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Top three hematology pearls for pediatricians #medsky #hemesky 1. Serum iron level is useless 2. Thrombocytosis is reactive 99% of the time 3. Percentage values on WBC differential don’t matter, only absolute values

submitted 102 days ago • 24 comments

It is very difficult to not talk to the babies when I see them in stores, plus it’s fun to guess how old they are. I was within half a month with my guess earlier today at the grocery store.

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Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews: a trial at Washington University’s school of medicine has shown great results for a vaccine that would prevent recurrence for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. It’s a small trial, but 3 years later 16/18 participants remain cancer free

submitted 107 days ago • 29 comments

Gotta love being able to pick up your favorite team apparel at the grocery store. An extra perk of going “home” for the weekend.

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

Raise your hand if you had no clue about some big boxing match happening and truly could not care less. 🙋‍♀️ Sorry not sorry

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

This is the same response I get from parents of newborns, too, because everyone is VERY AWARE of how bad RSV can be especially for young infants. Too bad personal memories of diseases like polio, measles, diphtheria, Hib from our grandparents & great-grandparents aren’t in anyone’s memory anymore.

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

So, back on the old platform, I gained most of my followers after one random reply that ALL pediatricians hate fruit snacks. Just ask any of us how we feel about RFK having ANYTHING to do with the health of our nation.

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Wow, it’s so good to find and follow so many familiar faces!

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Here to hopefully find and stay in contact with my favorite former Twitter medical friends. Planning to keep my “X” account open for now.

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