Virginia Mason Medical Center offers a system of integrated health services including a large, multi-specialty group practice of more than 480 physicians, offering both primary and specialized care; a network of neighborhood clinics throughout the region; an acute care hospital; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, an internationally recognized research institute; Virginia Mason Foundation, an active philanthropic foundation; Bailey-Boushay House, a nursing residence and Adult Day Health center for people living with AIDS.
I had the good fortune of living across the street from the Aboulafia family during my Sophomore year while attending Farmington Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. They were one of the nicest, most gracious families I've ever met. David and I shared a real passion for sports (loved his comment about playing SS for the Detroit Tigers.) Shot many hoops in the driveway, and pick-up 2 on 2 football games in the backyard with his step-brother Mark and neighbor Stuart Schwartz. Brother Albert was a great guy as well. So very happy to see the successful careers they've all accomplished. While only neighbors for one short year, they left me with many great memories that I think of regularly. Very fortunate to have known them.
Dr. Sitters, wow just crazy to see this almost 10 years post transplant. And remembering the calmness he came in the room with post transplant, at that point in time after a couple visits, I felt reassured that my kidney was going to last forever and to this day I just as confident now as he was assuring me as long as I take care and make my appointments and take medication, that my kidney would last 20-25 years or even longer. What I can say is I am doing great and as blessed as ever. Thank you Virginia mason hospitals and team. 🙏🏾
I met Wilson when I was 14. He worked as a carshow judge for the ISCA. I still have the original business card that he gave me. I met him at the Colusium for the Autorama. He has a twin brother named William. He was a founding member of Mixed Company. I used to spend hours talking to him on the phone. He was a great friend.
Hello Dr. Gokhale. I’ve been reminiscing of the good ole days spent in ophthalmology while working for Dr. Luxenberg. I’ve thought of you often. Your kind and caring nature is a trait that I remember most. Congratulations on your success and most of all, your family. ❤ Diana Morris
My husband and vest friend of 27 years. Struggled for his whole life with depression. He self admit himself in a It behavioral center under a baker act. Somw how he passed away there. I don't know if he did it to himself if they medicated him wrong,but this is the worst struggle in my whole life. You think that they're safe and a facility like that and watched over. They didn't discover him dead for twelve to fifteen By the estimate of the autopsy. I can't believe I dropped him off there.
Dr. Schmidek and the PRS team are all gifted surgeons. It is their caring and humanity towards each person that entrusts themselves with their concerns and vulnerabilities that shines. Skills, yes very important but the heart to heart is always the first step.
You know what? You don't need to have any of those pre Risk factors to have complicated grief. All you have to do is lose an adult child to suicide. Your youngest kid, all you have to do is not know anything. Until after her death, when her husband filled you in with some of her behavior all you have to do is have 3 older children who have been around for her full 32 years and the faces on them is always sad. That gives you complicated grief. My daughter killed herself 3 years ago. It took me 2 years to even believe she was dead. Because I live in New Jersey and she was in PA, accomplished. Had her masters ran marathon's rock and ice climbed with her husband was an advocate in her church. Went to Africa and Peru hiking. And yet she left 7 letters to her husband that she felt like a failure. It happened just as covid with the beginning and she finished her internship and had just gotten a job. That was supposed to start in may, but she was worried that because of covid, it would never start, and it was not the job she wanted, and she stated that clearly in her letters. So complicated grief, I actually agree with you on the female gender. You know why? Because we're Mother's and we're nurturing and we love our children. I think so much more. II can't speak my ex-husband he did not come up from Florida to her funeral, which was 6 months after her death. I finally let him know how I felt and my therapist said well that was 3 years in the coming and I was like. Yeah, it actually felt really good to tell him how I will never forgive him for not being there for our Older children, we had a long history. We're married 25 years. And the last 20 years, we were together for all of our kids marriages. And all the ups and Downs and the grandchildren and at the time when I meet with him the most, and the kids needed him the most, he just could not bring himself to be strong. I'm the one who had to work at planning her funeral and do another thing with her older sisters. And helping with all of the things had to be done. So her husband didn't have to do anything because he was so catatonic. Anyway, anyway, complicated grief can happen to anybody My grief is complicated by the fact that I don't believe she would have ever done this even though she had attempted it a few times when she was a teenager and doing drugs because she was so angry at herself. But 14 years have gone by since that point I think that put her at a risk to have a completed suicide because she was not afraid to die.
I met Dr Gold when she first came to V.M. she was my dr.and I loved her!!! She listened and had Dr Crane do an angiogram on me which disclosed how many areas I had FMD. they cleard those areas back then. Still not many Docs know how to treat that problem. I am going to try to reastablish with Dr Gold because she is one in a million!!!!! even though I now live in Arlington and it is a trip!
Dr Michael Nuara performed my Facial Feminization surgery in Seattle on April 11, 2023. I have never really gone thru an extensive surgery like this so, I was very afraid and didn't really have much of a concept as what to expect. Dr. Nuara and his Assistant Surgeon sat and talked with me for around an hour or maybe more. When I am nervous, I tend to crack little jokes to deal with my nerves, Dr Nuara let me get away with a few jokes, smiled at them and eased me into a very personal discussion about myself and asked many questions I would not ha e expected. He would ask and observe and the other surgeon was typing my responses. I should say it took both surgeons simply introducing themselves to know how thorough and intelligent they were a d also very warm and easy to talk to. After an array of subject matter all about where I wanted to be and what he could do for me, he stood up, unveiled his calipers and measured every segment of my face and the other surgeon typed. I will skip ahead to the surgery that was about 2 months away. Dr Nuara made me feel very comfortable when he arrived, greeted me and drew on my face with a marker, he could have drawn a mustache on my face I dont know, but he said OK, see ya in a few hours and they rolled me in for a six hour very extensive surgery. They started on my chin and jaw reshaping, lowered my hairline, raised my eyebrows, reconfigured my forhead and orbitals, fixed a deviated septum and gave me a brand new nose. I am going to skip how I fealt about the stay at the hospital. Today I am still recovering. It is very normal it takes a bit of time to recover. There is scarring and swelling. I have to say, there are a few more things we will be doing. What I had done made for a long day for me and the staff. They are still going to do a trachael shave and reduce fat and laxity from my neck left over from shortening my jaw. So far what has been done by Dr. Michael has been near perfection. He is a very brilliant surgeon and a unique and caring person. When I was in his hands, I was treated very excellent and he was very patient and understanding. I say this because I know the fear I had and this surgeon did everything in his power to make sure I was taken care of. He is a ver excellent human being and surgeon. To me, both of those issues are paramount, I had a bad experience with a surgeon in Spokane whom I did not trust and was not as thorough. Additionally, the surgeon in Spokane was not as warm or friendly and there were issues with his young and unprofessional staff. The issues were issues of integrity, humanity and simply put the Surgeon in Spokane never returned several call prior to my surgery. This was significant because that staff coukd not answer my presurgical questions. I always had an awkward feeling the Surgeon was to good to talk with his patients. None of this could have ever happened with Dr. Nuara. He made sure I had a clear understanding of the events that would take place. He answered my email and a few calls prior to and after surgery. I tell that story because Dr Nuara was very caring and he instills a sense of trust and confidence this patient needs. The surgeon in Spokane avoided any contact until 5 minutes prior to surgery and due to the level of honesty I was not shown and his terrible lack of communication, there was no way I would allow that surgeon to work on my face. Even though I waited for 2 years to get there. I am thankful for finding Dr. Nuara it took a long time to get to him but Dr Nuara and his staff were so worth the wait. Go see Dr Nuara before you let anybody work on your face you will never be happier with the results and you will never meet a better or more brilliant human being. I hope this helps some Trans person because for us a man of this caliber seems impossible to find. Dr Nuara literally changed my life for the better and that comes from my heart. I cant wait to get to phase 2 and final surgery so I may move forward. I have had a long tiring journey.
I HOOKED UP ALL THE PIPES FOR HEATING...AC ....AND AIR FOR DOORS ..... LOCAL 32 UNION PIPE FITTER.........the blueprints were drawn by hand on notebook paper .......they were crazy ...still have them
Dr JFBuckmiller operated on my hands years ago and he did an incredible job. Now I need to reconnect him again for a different matter about my hands. The work he did made a huge huge difference I'm my life.
I have a “Small” Hiatal Hernia that’s giving me trouble with Heart Burn, Chest Pains. Eating small amount of Food. Before my Gastroenterologist’s refer me to a Surgeon I have to have a Gastric Emptying Study which is this Thursday then November 22 a Manometry/PH Study. PPI’s aren’t working.
My brother and best friend in the whole world shot himself in the head. It hasn’t even been two months and I still can’t believe he did it I pulled his ashes out of the box today and I saw the bone fragments and I’m in such acute grief I don’t know what to do with myself
This is my doctor I see her every month for years. I'm a real pain in the butt always bugging her yet she remains nothing but kind to me. She is a one-of-a-kind doctor, and you are very lucky like me if she is your doctor.
