As I have mentioned before, I like the way pathologists speak. This guy is extra great because not only does he used all the crazy pathology words, but he drops little teasers into his lectures. For example, he'll say things like this:
"Renal cell carcinoma also occurs in the rare, but fascinating, von Hippel-Lindau syndrome."Does he tell us anything else about it? No. He blithely sails on to the next topic. We were left knowing absolutely nothing about this condition except that it:
- is rare,
- is fascinating,
- has a strange name.
So when I find out about some heretofore unknown condition, with a name that evokes images of giant airships, and I learn only that it is rare and fascinating, my imagination runs wild!
Which is a shame because it turns out that von Hippel-Lindau disease is quite awful.
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My son has Von Hippel Lindau disease. He was diagnosed in 2005 at the age of 16. We keep a journel of his expereinces with the disease, along with many other journal entries. There's also a link on the blog that sends you to a "message board" of sorts about VHL.
You should visit!
Thanks Beverly, I will.
... and I'm just back from reading Beverly's blog. Do yourself a favour and read it.
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