Dr Garrett FitzGerald reflects on nursing homes of the past – and the prevalence of smoking among nurses.
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Our correspondent survives the mad dog Kelly and howling at the moon
It’s been a struggle during the pandemic but Dr Garrett FitzGerald survived with his dog through the proximity of a rugby club.
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The 1950s were so different they might as well be on another planet
Never a great fan of entering the wooden box, Dr Garrett FitzGerald recalls his youth in Tipperary and the confessions of sin that were such a part of life on that far and distant planet ‘Roma’ – where priests, virgins and martyrs dominated life (and death) Only lately have I admitted that I was born
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Playing handball against haystacks
The more he thought about it, the more that it rolled around his brain, the more Dr Garrett FitzGerald realised that it was true.
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It’s a long way from Sláintecare to here
The maths show Dr Garrett FitzGerald that Sláintecare is not going to work – the figures just don’t add up I have a wardrobe full of t-shirts which are memorials to the big plans for reform of the health services.
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The mirrors of the soul
Dr Garrett FitzGerald has his sights on a cup of coffee – and possibly a chat – but fails to make any eye contact Some of the old clinical signs learned in life and in medical school are no longer of use.
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Tuberculosis stalked the land and in the year of the ‘T’, Thucydides made history
Noble warrior and student of Greek history Dr Garrett FitzGerald recalls the Year of the ‘T’ – which is not a reference to either Tipperary or his much-esteemed editor, but a reference to an obscure Greek and a forgotten disease At the age of fifteen, I became enslaved by nicotine.
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The art of dealing with development issues
He’s had his fair share of patients over the years, but now Dr Garrett FitzGerald gives some insight into the overbearing, the unbalanced, and the plain dishonest His assistant had telephoned for a private appointment.
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Post-pandemic prefrontal paralysis plague
Our hero could have gone to Paris or Rome, or to see the great treasures of the Acropolis.
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A rough guide to modern politics in 2022
Dr Garrett FitzGerald shares his wisdom on the political system and how political grifters are milking the idea of victims for their own ends It’s difficult to get through a medical career without becoming tainted with some compassion or altruistic tendencies (though, of course, many do – Ed).
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An elevating tale of Napoleonic ambition
Does shrinkage have anything to do with it? Dr Garrett FitzGerald sizes up his options during his retreat from Moscow I have always maintained that any Napoleonic tendencies which I possess have nothing to do with my stature.
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Reflections of a young man in medicine in the dim and distant past – another country
Back in the day, being a junior doctor in a hospital was perhaps even worse than it is today.
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Time machine on steroids
There’s a lot to be said for saying more devotions
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The Big Lie
Once upon a time, there were too few people and too many hospital beds, writes Dr Garrett FitzGerald So, they cut the beds and other services.
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