“I love seeing the energy of the seniors who have participated and committed to setting walk goals and giving their best, knowing that Walk with a Doc provides a safe way to walk with the help of volunteer walk partners (as needed).”
Blog
Magical Office Visit
Good morning! We’re grateful that you chose to spend a few minutes of your Friday with us. Thank you. We’re also super excited for you to read Enrique’s Inspiring Story. If you have a second I can’t wait to tell you about this cardiology office visit – so wild!! Last Monday I was all pumped […]
Walk with a Doc Update
Time: Last Friday, August 9th, 2024, 6:45 a.m Location: Utility Closet, 3rd-floor WWAD World Headquarters, Columbus, OH “Bryan! Bryan! Let me out!!” I continue to pound on the door. The meaty part of my hands next to my pinkies (hypothenar eminences for all the med students in the room) are red, raw, and sore as all get out. My […]
Enrique Torres Jr.
In a remarkable journey of determination and perseverance, Enrique has shed an astounding 160 pounds through his commitment to a healthier lifestyle. His journey began with a single step at his local Walk with a Doc chapter, igniting a transformation that has inspired others.
Our Favorite Olympian
Good morning! Bryan here. Where’s David, you ask? Some have expressed their concerns about Walk with a Doc’s lack of depth in the Goofiness Department, so I’ve been getting lessons from Dr. Sabgir and offered to guest-write this week’s newsletter. Here goes nothing… Have you been watching the Olympics these last few weeks? What tremendous […]
Mock Code
Good morning! I hope you had a peaceful evening. My son, Charlie, and I watched the US Olympic Track and Field Trials – what amazing talent! In my day job as a cardiologist, we’d run a couple of Mock Codes in May to prepare all the nurses, residents, and attending physicians in our outpatient clinic on how to […]
The Perfect Low Stress Day
Good morning! First, for the many of you in significant heat, please be careful. Now on with the absurdity… Early this May, a 43 y/o man came to his office visit, super stressed out. I had seen him a few times over the past 5 or so years and all his echos, stress tests, CT calcium […]
Emphasis on the ‘with’
Good morning! For this week’s newsletter, we’d like to hand the mic over to a special guest, our friend Jules Hotz. The importance of the “with” in Walk with a Doc “See that lady in the blue jacket? That’s Phyllis— one of three dozen people I met on a sunny Saturday last October in Columbus, […]
Cartoon Celeb Hospitalized
Good morning! We love to start our newsletters with uplifting information. Unfortunately, this morning that’s a challenge. I was on call last night and we have some difficult news to share. Many of you will find in this morning’s papers that SpongeBob, lead actor from the hit series, SpongeBob SquarePants, was admitted late last night/early this morning with […]
North Dakota & Big News
Good morning! Yesterday, we received a fictional letter from a man in North Dakota (we could tell it was fake because we don’t yet have a chapter in ND). I’m sharing the letter first but please either just skip it (the letter) or read Coming In June after (that is the big news from the subject line […]