Protected: No Objection
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Conditional Love
Conditional Love “Why are we here?” asked the therapist. Sarah answered. “He keeps telling me he loves me. It’s too much, too soon. We’ve barely known each other. I think he’s moving too fast.” The therapist turned to me. “Khashy, do you agree?” “Yes. Completely.” “You do?!?” “Of course!” “Then why do you tell Sarah […]
Protected: Almost November
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Protected: Satori
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Protected: Your quiet, lovely sense of enough.
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The Wealth of Your Time
Yesterday I asked my sons for a small favor—something simple, really. I needed something from downstairs, a small act of cooperation. They tossed responsibility back and forth until the task, inevitably, fell through the cracks. Later, when I needed another hand, a quick moment of assistance turned into twenty minutes of waiting. A two-camera job […]
Eyes Wide Shot
I was raised in Tehran. My father owned a BB gun— a Diana 5.5. Back then, there were two versions: the 5.5, which we had, and the 4.5, which required a license. Ours was the less lethal version, though we still put it to lethal use. On summer weekends, my father would take me, my […]
I know the diagnosis and no, I don’t need to see the patient!
Two Calls, One Certainty: The Impossible Inevitability of FBMRI I still remember the exact tone of her voice—raw with worry and fatigue—when I picked up the phone that morning. It was early, far too early for casual news, and the call display showing an italian phone number added to the gravity of the situation. On […]
A Father’s Legacy Across Continents
… couldn’t hear me well, but he caught enough to know I was wishing him a happy Father’s Day. He let out this distinctive laugh—this triple laugh he does when …
Harnessing the Power of Physician Extenders to Solve Our Primary Care Crisis
In recent years, healthcare systems in both Canada and the United States have been strained by an acute shortage of primary care providers. Despite Canada’s single-payer model and the United States’ mixed public-private approach, the two countries share a common struggle: ensuring patients can readily see a clinician for routine checkups, chronic disease management, and […]