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Dear Buddha, Nora put a Taylor reflex hammer on her Buddha too. Who’s next? Love, Gal

Buddha and the Reflex Hammer

Dear Buddha, I put one of Beau’s old Taylor Reflex Hammers across your lap. “Why?” You might ask even though you are  all-knowing. The answer is When. When I was a young gal, my father used to test my deep tendon reflexes with a Taylor Hammer all the time. He’d say, “Brisk!” every time. When…

Colliding Worlds

Dear Dr. Lopera and Dr. Reiman, I consider it an honor to be of service, especially since my father, Dr. Beauregard Lee Bercaw, spent his entire career as a neurologist fighting Alzheimer’s disease only to succumb to it himself–as did his father before him. The Bercaws have this in common with the brave, long-suffering families…