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The day I became a feminist

In 1987 I arrived at my new job as the first woman urologist in Seattle (actually the first woman urologist north of Los Angeles and west of the Mississippi). I found a great private practice that wanted me to focus on taking care of women and invested in the specialized equipment to allow me toContinue reading “The day I became a feminist”

Health Care Insurance – The core of my freedom to take risks

It is so gratifying that a few individuals have commented on my first post. It makes it easier to write this one. First and foremost in every decision about change in employment I made was the availability of a good group health plan. I was not free to consider leaving the government until I qualifiedContinue reading “Health Care Insurance – The core of my freedom to take risks”

Today is the first day on my path to joy

Yesterday I worked for the National Institutes of Health. Today I am no longer a “fed”. The sense of freedom this brings me is immense – thus the title of my blog – Unleashed. The “necessary” constraints of being a fed were particularly onerous for me. I have “necessary” in quotes as I am unclearContinue reading “Today is the first day on my path to joy”