The Cappellos: 2008

Sunday, December 14, 2008

MY APOLOGIES

So it's been a while since I've blogged and I apologize to anyone who checks our blog frequently to see what's new. I know I get bummed when my friends haven't posted in a while. :) Anyhow, rotations have been very busy and this month I had to read over 170 pages in two weeks. Needless to say, school has taken priority, but I am hoping to post some Thanksgiving pictures of me and Chris' first turkey as well as some pictures from one of my best friends' recent wedding. Hope everyone is well...check back after the holidays for some new posts.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY...

...our Jeep was dying a slow death so we decided to put it to rest. It's a few weeks old now; I finally got a chance to post pics. We love it!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

SMOKING IS BAD FOR YOU!

Now this blog IS ABSOLUTELY NOT intended to piss anyone off or offend anyone, especially dear family members who do, unfortunately, smoke. For those who do smoke, it's just intended to simulate my hands reaching out of your computer, grabbing you, and shaking you, saying "Why the heck are you doing this to yourself and why haven't you quit yet?" And for those who don't smoke, it'll jog your memory as to the reason why you quit, or better yet, never picked up the filthy habit.

Now that we're all squared away...

At this very moment I am sitting at starbucks studying for my pulmonology exam tomorrow and reading about lung cancer. And just a moment ago, while studying, I decided to google some images of radiographs of lunch cancer. And then I saw some smoker's lungs. And then I thought about all the patients that I've seen in just a 3 week period in my surgery rotation that had lung cancer - patients we've operated on and patients in which it was too late to operate. And so I decided that I wanted to post pictures of cancer to encourage smoking cessation in anyone who reads this blog. Cigarettes are the reason for both my grandmother's and grandfather's death (both at age 68), and most likely the cause of death of my father's father (whom I never met as a result) at such a very young age (40). It's such a terrible thing to witness - your grandparents passing from something so ridiculous - and the fact that's it's a choice makes me even more furious. So for all of you who smoke, let this be your reason for quitting - because you don't want your lungs or chest xray to look like this, and because you don't want to put others through the misery of your untimely, early death. OKAY? Just stop it already and think about others you are affecting. It's mind over matter people, and there are plenty of tools available to help you along the way. Your family and your lungs will thank you for it.

And now for the slide show...

Now, if you haven't already quit smoking in the time it took you to read this and look at the pictures, START NOW. And finally, to those who so effort-fully quit smoking already, I PRAISE YOU! MAY GOD GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH TO CONTINUE TO BE SMOKE-FREE.