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Everyone is entitled to a few nice words at their funeral, as the adage goes. Normally, this is a non-issue. Flaws can be ignored or overlooked for the sake of harmony and a peaceful, optimistic send-off.But what if the flaws created too much damage and heartache to go without saying?Sheila Smith made headlines last week with an obituary that was as honest in what can only be described as a brutal sense. Brutal for the departed, her father Leslie Ray Charping, and brutal for the family that had to endure his life and death.Here's the obituary in its entirety, taken from the website of Carnes Funeral Home:Leslie Ray "Popeye" Charping was born in Galveston, Texas on November 20, 1942 and passed away January 30, 2017, which was 29 years longer than expected and much longer than he deserved. Leslie battled with cancer in his latter years and lost his battle, ultimately due to being the horses ass he was known for. He leaves behind 2 relieved children; a son Leslie Roy Charping and daughter, Shiela Smith along with six grandchildren and countless other victims including an ex wife, relatives, friends, neighbors, doctors, nurses and random strangers.At a young age, Leslie quickly became a model example of bad parenting combined with mental illness and a complete commitment to drinking, drugs, womanizing and being generally offensive. Leslie enlisted to serve in the Navy, but not so much in a brave & patriotic way but more as part of a plea deal to escape sentencing on criminal charges. While enlisted, Leslie was the Navy boxing champion and went on to sufficiently embarrass his family and country by spending the remainder of his service in the Balboa Mental Health Hospital receiving much needed mental healthcare services.Leslie was surprisingly intelligent, however he lacked ambition and motivation to do anything more than being reckless, wasteful, squandering the family savings and fantasizing about get rich quick schemes. Leslie's hobbies included being abusive to his family, expediting trips to heaven for the beloved family pets and fishing, which he was less skilled with than the previously mentioned. Leslie's life served no other obvious purpose, he did not contribute to society or serve his community and he possessed no redeeming qualities besides quick whited sarcasm which was amusing during his sober days.With Leslie's passing he will be missed only for what he never did; being a loving husband, father and good friend. No services will be held, there will be no prayers for eternal peace and no apologizes to the family he tortured. Leslie's remains will be cremated and kept in the barn until "Ray", the family donkey's wood shavings run out. Leslie's passing proves that evil does in fact die and hopefully marks a time of healing and safety for all.The obituary walks a fine line between uncloaked honesty and mean-spiritedness, repeatedly falling on either side. If this obituary is to be believed (no person or account has publicly questioned or denounced this characterization), his family has a right to be both angry for his life and happy for his death. However, the controversy surrounding this obituary isn't the survivors' feelings, but their expression of them.Sheila, speaking to The Michael Berry Show, a radio program, stood by the obituary she wrote, claiming it was an effort to heal, forget, and minimize the residual impact his death would have on their lives. To realize this, and to fulfill her late father's wishes, the obituary needed to be honest. She said to the show's host, " A week after he passed I sat down and began working on it. I was somewhat blocked and everything I was going to write was going to be a lie," she said. "He hated a liar and he would appreciate this.”Speaking earlier to KTRK, Sheila said that those who are bothered by this or the notion of speaking ill of the dead, are fortunate to not understand. "I am happy for those that simply do not understand, this means you had good parent(s) -- please treasure what you have.”She continued to say that whitewashing transgressions that are so endemic and undiscussed in the world, such as her father's issues with domestic violence and alcoholism, serves no greater good.She concluded, "I apologize to anyone that my father hurt and I felt it would have been offensive to portray him as anything other than who he was," she also said. "This obituary was intended to help bring closure because not talking about domestic violence doesn't make it go away!"This article originally appeared on 05.22.19

High-level talent competition shows have been around for a long time. And from them, we’ve come to expect spectacular performances from trained artists completely dedicated to their craft. While that’s remarkable to watch, sometimes it’s just as inspiring to witness average folks doing something they love. Take it from Sara Beth, a mother of three recently dubbed the “Accidental American Idol.” First of all, Sara Beth is filled to the brim with quirky charm and does nothing to try to hide her nervousness. Judge Katy Perry accurately described her as a “comic strip character brought to life.” In a sea of ultra confident divas, it’s refreshing, to say the least.Second, as a 25-year-old who married and started a family young, Sara Beth admitted that she had been focused on being there for her kids and only recently began pursuing music. Or as she called it, having “a minute for me.” So when asked if singing was her dream, Sara Beth was hesitant. “I’m still processing…I can’t even answer. This is so much,” she confessed. That answer didn’t impress judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, but it certainly resonated with people—parents in particular. “As a mother of two young boys I can easily relate to this not being her dream yet,” one mom wrote. “She has spent years pouring into others and taking it day by day and she just recently pulled her head out of water and remembered that she is a person with talents and hobbies and interests outside of being a mom...she doesn't even have the mental capacity for [“American Idol”] to be a dream yet but she took a huge bet on herself.” Despite Sara Beth not fitting the usual parameters for an American Idol, there was no denying her incredible voice once she started singing. Watch:Sara Beth might have moved forward with only two out of three yes votes, but let’s just say her audience approval rate was pretty damn unanimous.“Sara Beth is wonderfully herself and a breath of fresh air, judges are faced with a woman who is open with no filters of fear. I think she's amazing.”“I think she IS the hidden gem in this competition. She could definitely win.”“I won't be surprised if she wins this whole thing.”Just take it from the “Accidental American Idol": It’s okay to be unsure…and go for the thing anyway. This article originally appeared on 3.8.23

The first time I sat down to write a fictional story (about 13 years ago), I wrote a screenplay jam-packed with stuff a 20-something year old guy thought was cool.There was a bank heist gone wrong. Guns. Bad guys. Car chases. Explosions!Since then I've become a father to two amazing girls, and for a long time my writing career was put on the backburner.(Turns out, you suddenly have a lot less free time as a parent.)But in early 2021, after many long months of COVID lockdown, I wanted to try writing something straight from the heart, something that better reflected who I am now — nostalgic, sentimental, both excited for and terrified of watching my girls grow up — and I wanted to try it as a novel.So I came up with the idea of a bunch of dads trying (and hilariously struggling) to connect with their daughters at a weeklong summer camp retreat.There was just one problem. 'Heartfelt novels by and about dudes' wasn't exactly a thriving literary genre.There are plenty of books written by and mostly for men, of course. But those are usually confined to genres like military or historical fiction, or SciFi. Basically, anything with weapons and/or spaceships and possibly murder.Men also read somewhat prominently in biography and memoir.But books about family and relationships and (gasp) love from a male perspective? That seemed to be fairly uncharted territory.So where did that leave me and my idea to write a book that was funny and heartwarming and all about fatherhood?I wasn't sure. But I knew the story I wanted to tell and I knew that I wanted to take great TV dads like Bandit from Bluey, Phil Dunphy from Modern Family, Carl Winslow from Family Matters, Alan Matthews from Boy Meets World and so many others — and see them represented on the page.So I wrote the book anyway. Holding an early draft of the manuscript in 2022Evan PorterAs I went along, I kept searching for more books like what I hoped to write. Generally, they were few and far between, but I was eventually heartened to find that they did exist. Authors like Jonathan Tropper, Nick Hornby, Matthew Norman, and Richard Roper were doing amazing things in male-centered fiction that didn't involve guns and aliens, but rather focused on emotion and relationships and even romance.Still, even with those guys blazing the trail, that didn't make things any easier when I started pitching my finished novel, Dad Camp, to literary agents.A lot of them told me they just weren't sure what the market was for a book like mine. Who's going to read this? It seemed unfathomable that actual dads would read it, so surely it had to have crossover appeal to the childrens market, or it needed a strong romance element to draw in female readers.Many even liked the story a lot but just didn't know how to pitch it to publishers.It's easy to see why my book, Dad Camp, was a hard sell. Men just don't read in large enough numbers.You can hardly go anywhere on the Internet without running into the "why don't men read" discourse.That's because the facts are inescapable:Around 80% of book sales come from women. Every study and survey and data set you can find shows that boys read less than girls starting in childhood and the gap only gets worse and worse as they get older.Why don't men read more? Well, there are a lot of theories.A lot of men report finding reading fiction to be a waste of time, that they have to be productive with their 'downtime' instead — which would explain why men are actually big readers of non-fiction, which is deemed more useful.(Weirdly, that mindset doesn't seem to stop men from watching movies or television or spending tons of time gaming.)Other theories say that men's brains just aren't wired as well for inhabiting the mind of different characters and empathizing with them.And then there is the self-fulfilling prophecy of it all. Since men don't read, boys don't have as many good reading role models, and the cycle continues on and on.The proven benefits of reading for menUs dudes with our "linear thinking brains" like hard data, right? Well it's difficult to argue with the science behind reading fiction. It's extremely clear cut.When you read fiction, you exercise your brain's Theory of Mind, or its ability to understand that other people are thinking and feelings and experiencing different things than you are.People who read fiction frequently display more creativity, more empathy for others, and more skill in social relationships.I'd like to see a non-fiction or self-help book that can achieve that.And get this, some data even shows that readers live longer than non-readers!So instead of spending a fortune on reducing your biological age and doing things like having young people's blood injected into your veins, just try picking up a $17.99 paperback novel.In the end, I was lucky enough to find an agent and publisher that believed in Dad Camp as much as I did. Seeing Dad Camp on shelves at the bookstore for the first time was a pretty special feelingEvan PorterAnd I'm really excited that it's out there in the world finding its audience of, not just dads, but moms and daughters and anyone who knows or loves a dad.One last point from my research that really stood out was that men are apparently extremely reluctant to pick up books from female authors — a perspective, you could argue, we desperately need!I'd like to hope that, one day, my book could be something of a bridge, and show more men that it's actually good and fun to read about relationships and family and romance.Once you cross that bridge, there's a whole world of amazing books and storytellers waiting for you — and the positive impact those stories have on your brain and well-being will be well worth the effort.

On November 19, 1999, a man named John Carpenter made game show history and quite possibly gave us all the greatest game show moment of all time. Carpenter was a contestant on the very first season of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” shot in America. Hosted by the late Regis Philbin, the quiz show featured three "lifeline" options to help them with difficult questions, the most popular being able to “Phone-a-Friend.” Carpenter had impressively not used a single lifeline for any of his questions. That is, until question 15. The million-dollar question, to be exact. Philbin asked which U.S. President had appeared on the TV series "Laugh-In." The four options were Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.That’s when Carpenter chose to call his father.As soon as his dad answered the phone, Carpenter, all smiles, said:“I don’t really need your help. I just wanted to let you know that I’m gonna win the million dollars."Cue uproarious audience applause and laughter.Watch:RIP to Regis Philbin. One of the best TV hosts ever. This is my favorite moment in game show history pic.twitter.com/9WA1OyejVh— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) July 25, 2020 Looking back, you can see the exact moment Carpenter realizes he’s won the whole damn thing—and it’s before the answers were even shown. He would go on to (correctly) choose Nixon, becoming the first ever top-prize winner in the entire “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” franchise worldwide.And even now, a little over two decades later, it’s still such a boss move. Game shows might not have the same widespread appeal that they once did, but it's iconic moments like Carpenter’s phone call that still make them so fun to watch today. This article originally appeared on 5.24.23

We all know that in NBC’s long running “America’s Got Talent,” it’s all about earning that coveted Golden Buzzer. Performers of all kinds grace the stage in hopes of wowing the judges, seizing the prize and moving onto the next round. What you might not know is that during commercial breaks, random audience members get a chance to show their stuff as well. Usually this bit is just for fun to pass the time. But one young singer gave such a spectacular performance that everyone was left in awe. Eleven-year-old Madison Baez Taylor was placed in the audience by the show’s producers unbeknownst to the judges. A huge AGT fan, Madison had been to tapings since she was 4 years old and would always try to sing during the commercial breaks. Finally—the year she came to actually audition, no less—her dream came true. Once Madison was handed the mic, there was no holding back. Her raw, soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace” instantly wowed, and the crowd burst into a standing ovation. Judges Sofía Vergara, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel spun in their chairs. Even the notoriously unimpressed Simon Cowell quickly came in from backstage to see who the mysterious powerhouse was. “We do ask people in the breaks if they’d like to sing a song and I was literally just coming back in and I heard this voice, thinking, ‘Who the hell is that?’ And then I see this little thing in the audience and it’s you,” Cowell told Madison. With a smile, Cowell then asked Madison to sing again. This time on the stage. For an official audition.Through tears, Madison sang again a capella, somehow with even more flair and gusto. And holy moly, that vibrato. Needless to say, cheers ensued. After her thrilling encore, Cowell told Madison, “I’m not kidding. In all the years we’ve ever done this, this has never actually happened before. I mean, I normally leave during the break because people do sing, so this is actually the opposite. It actually brought me back into the room.” Mandel then asked Madison what she might do with the $1 million grand prize if she were to win. Her heartfelt answer caught everyone by surprise. “I would help my dad with cancer research. He's had stage 4 colon cancer for the past nine years,” Madison said, getting emotional. Her dad, who had come to support his daughter during her big moment, later joined Madison on the stage. He revealed that she learned to sing by serenading him during his surgeries and chemo treatment. “She’d sing to me and help me get better, and I’m doing very well,” he told the audience. Madison received the Golden Buzzer from Mandel. No vote necessary. She and her dad shared a wonderful moment of victory as the golden confetti rained down. Whether she makes it to the final round or not, this girl is a winner.This article originally appeared on 6.13.22

Who hasn’t been led astray by dumb bet? The promise of five bucks to name every state capitol, or a whopping $50 to eat something bizarre or grotesque … why, it’s a classic form of mindless (but mostly harmless) entertainment. And sometimes the entire plot of a movie. When the chance of winning money is involved, that little voice inside our head that says “hey, since when can you do parkour?” can become nothing more than a whisper. Think Truth or Dare, but with a tiny capitalist twist. Plus, there’s the thrill of defying the odds. Get lucky, prove your friend wrong. What could be better?Personally, I still tend to play it safe. I’ll make some quick cash testing my obscure sci-fi knowledge, but that’s about it. But clearly, some people take it up a notch. Jimmy Fallon recently asked his “Tonight Show” audience to share some of of their wagers with #MyDumbBet on Twitter. Here are 20 of the silliest, most satisfying responses. Bet you can’t get through them all without shaking your head.1.My friend bet me $50 he could finish his beer without touching it. He then paid the bartender $5 to pour it in his mouth. #MyDumbBet— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) March 14, 2022 A $45 dollar profit! Not bad. 2.my friend bet me $50 that I wouldn’t jump off the garage roof and land on my feet. I landed on my feet… in the trashcan #MyDumbBet— Marina ╰(*´︶`*)╯? (@kanothenano) March 14, 2022 Sometimes even when you win, you lose.3.in HS - friend bet me to hop out the window at school, run across the lot, and sneak back in - I did it!I bet him to do it...he got out and ran, but as he returned, the teacher came to the window and stopped him dead in his tracks - his face was PRICELESS #mydumbbet— zach urquhart (@zurquhart) March 15, 2022 4.When we were kids I bet my brother he couldn’t sit in the babies safety swing at the park. Technically he won the bet but it took over an hour to free him and we had to call Mum and Dad #MyDumbBet— Sonya (@Sohnzie) March 14, 2022 5.When I was a kid, my grandmother bet me 100 bucks to eat a whole raw onion. I ate it. She didn't pay. #MyDumbBet— Dr. S e f e r ? ???? (@SeferMemaj) March 14, 2022 Wow. That's cold, grandma. 6.Last year in a snowy winter, I bet my friend if he touch the pole with his tongue ? then i will give him $20. He told me to give him a demo and I ended up with my tongue stuck in the pole for 30min.?— BeatBot NFT creator (@BeatBot_NFTs) March 15, 2022 7.In high school, my friend Nancy and I couldn't get to the ice cream shop fast enough after school, so I bet her we could beat the train that was coming down the tracks in my 1978 Ford named "Bucky." Yeah. We made it in the nick of time. Dumb, invincible teenagers.#MyDumbBet— Laura Oakes (@LauraWCCO) March 14, 2022 My anxiety shot through the roof after reading this one. 8.I bet my friend $20 that a large trash bag could be used as a parachute. After breaking his ankles from jumping off the house, I’d say that I lost. Not as bad as him though. #MyDumbBet— Mark McMillan.. (@Markey227) March 14, 2022 9.It’s actually a cute one for me, a dumb one for my friend… I asked my friend if her gf would propose to her first, and she said her gf would never propose. I bet my friend she would… fully knowing that her gf was about to propose. Easiest $100 I ever won. #MyDumbBet— Bia? (@BiaKing93) March 14, 2022 An easy win and a sweet moment! 10.My cocky highschool friend was 3 weeks into martial arts lessons and was boasting his reflexes. He challenged me to red hands. He said "bet you $20 you can't slap my hands". SLAP. Then he got mad and said "double or nothin!"...SLAP. #MyDumbBet— bigmonu (@bigmonu) March 15, 2022 11.#MyDumbBet I bet friends I can jump higher than the building. I then hop, and tell the building,"your turn."— Grantt Ward Gaming (@GranttWard) March 14, 2022 This guy knew how to use language to his advantage. 12.In high school I bet my coworker I could "open" the ice cream store in 15 min (usually took an hour). Going great until I poured 6 gallons of liquid froyo into the machine. Heard splattering. I forgot to put the fronts of the machines on. Took an hour to mop it up. #MyDumbBet— seamirac1979 (@seamirac1979) March 14, 2022 Fro-oh no! 13.I bet my dad 100 bucks he couldn't eat a slice of pizza with chopsticks in 30 seconds. He then somehow managed to fit the entire slice in his mouth in one big bite. #MyDumbBet— Yash Jagnani (@TheJokerDead1) March 14, 2022 Dad's not messing around. 14.I bet my friend he couldn't slap my teacher on his head He proceeded to the board and gave him a hot slap...He told Mr. Charles that there was a mosquito on his head.???— Wendie the OverSabi?? (@Wendie_anya) March 14, 2022 15.I was riding on the church bus going to Sunday School and a girl put her glasses on the floor and bet that I wouldn’t step on them. I put my foot over them, not intending to step on them but we hit a bump and I crushed them. #MyDumbBet— Jay Offer (@joeoffer2) March 14, 2022 That's the thing about dumb bets ... you never know when you're being set up for failure. 16.I bet my nephew $50 he couldn’t stop saying the word “like” for one hour. Without hesitating he said, “This is gonna be like the easiest 50 bucks…Doh!” #MyDumbBet— Rob (@rschmidt42) March 14, 2022 Ugh, I would, like, lose so hard at this too. 17.#MyDumbBet I bet my college friend that she couldn't catch more 10 peanuts in her mouth from across the room... She caught them all, but also found out she had an allergy...— Samantha Davidson (@Sallyjo25) March 14, 2022 18.I bet my friend I could get a date with Chris Evans! ??Still trying so I didn't lose right? #mydumbbet— Danielle Nicole (@DNicola22s) March 15, 2022 Never give up! This article originally appeared on 3.16.22

When picturing a doctor’s office, you might imagine a less than warm atmosphere. Those oh-so-lovely fluorescent lights instantly come to my mind. Imagine if a doctor told you, “I want to design our visit in a way that makes you feel most comfortable.” Suddenly that annual check-up doesn’t sound so dreadful after all. Dr. Ryan Stewart, a urogynecologist at the Midwest Center for Pelvic Health, recently asked women to weigh in on the redesign of his office. Posting the question to Twitter, we wrote: “I have the opportunity to design my office from scratch. I’m asking women. How would you design/optimize a visit to the gynecologist’s office? No detail is too small.”His tweet ended with “If I’ve ever had a tweet worthy of virality, it’s this one.”And boy was he right. His tweet nearly instantly received thousands of replies. Turns out, there are a lot of ways to improve a visit to the gyno. Including: Empathy toward sexual traumaAcknowledgement that sexual trauma histories can make exams psychologically overwhelming for many. I’d feel safer if it wasn’t dismissed as “everyone needs these exams, it’s no big deal.” It is a big deal! Empathy would help in improving our sense of safety & reducing avoidance.— Kara K. (@karabear_1) December 5, 2021 This includes starting the exam off asking if a patient has any trauma, and not dismissing feelings of discomfort, according to commenters. Improved privacy No one should ever have to discuss any aspect of their care with anyone (I’m thinking nurse, receptionist) within earshot of other patients. Also, patients should not be able to listen to phone calls or dictation. You wouldn’t believe the things I’ve heard while sitting.— Dr. Erin MacLean MD OB/GYN (ret’d) (@macdoin) December 5, 2021 As part of improved privacy, many advocated to not be asked if an intern can observe while the intern is still in the room."It's hard to say no to them," one person wrote. Another added "I'm sitting on the table in the gown and [the gyno] brings in this young guy and says 'you don't mind him observing this do you?' I consented but have been pissed off ever since and never went back to her."One person mentioned that their current doctor recently swapped the thin, exposing paper gown for spa style robes, adding both privacy and a dash of luxury. Diverse postersI'm black and black is beautiful!Diversity in Medical IllustrationMore of this should be encouraged! Illustration by @ebereillustrate#pregnant #MedEd #scicomm #inclusion #AcademicTwitter #MedTwitter #illustration #MetaversePlease support this cause? https://t.co/Tye9WT1hud pic.twitter.com/YGrzINJfoe— Chidiebere Ibe (@ebereillustrate) November 24, 2021 This suggestion comes aptly timed, as the diagram (above) of a black fetus recently inspired a viral conversation. Many were noting that they had never seen one in medical imagery before. One person remarked, "I am 53 years old and have never seen myself represented in anything in a doctor's office, even pamphlets. Change that!"Mental health screeningsmake screening for depression, domestic abuse, human trafficking, anxiety and PPD a normal part of your exam practice. my normal doc screens at every physical for depression, its just normal. Check in on emotional effects of birth control— Anschteeviee (@iamoutofideas12) December 6, 2021 Waiting until the clothes are ON to disclose important infoDon’t discuss care or diagnoses when people are naked, I remember how much more respected and comfortable I felt when a new gynaecologist introduced himself to me while I was clothed, did the exam, then had me get dressed and meet him in his office to discuss care! Much better!— B Davie is officially boosted ??? (@davieledgerwood) December 5, 2021 Bottom line: It's already a vulnerable time. Let people have a moment to get comfortable. One person added "I have always had to specifically ask to be able to talk to my doctor clothed first. Even when I hadn't met that doctor yet. I feel like that should be default, not up to me to ask for. It's such a power imbalance already, don't add unnecessary vulnerability." Ditching the pink It's super trivial, but...Not every place that's intended for women to inhabit needs to be pink. There are other colors.— Girl Geek for Getting Shaq some Magenta FFS (@girlgeek_rva) December 5, 2021 To some, it's mildly annoying. To others, it's even triggering. One person tweeted, "I went through a breast cancer scare, & EVERY women's medical office I went to–pink EVERYWHERE. I was at a really terrified moment in my life, & pink, pink, pink. I 100% can't stand it anymore." Offering pain medsFrom my non-Twitter-using wife: offer painkillers. Don’t make people ask/have to know to ask. Anyone getting a cervical biopsy should be offered the same suite of painkillers and anxiety drugs I was for my vasectomy.— Hairy Seldon ??? (@eschatomaton) December 6, 2021 Potentially painful procedures like IUD insertions or cervical biopsies typically only offer medication upon request. This Twitter user suggested offering them, making it clear that the patient has the option. More accessibility in the exam and waiting roomsFind women who are wheelchair/cane/walker/prosthetic users, and ask them what they need most. Wider hallways, exam tables that actually DO lower, more than one bathroom that is fully handicap friendly BY HANDICAP USERS CHECKLIST- not some random contractor. Furniture where a 1— its still a Holly Jolly Pandemic, folks! (@HTTOrganizers) December 5, 2021 Tables that lower for those with mobility issues as well as higher waiting room chairs were among the most frequently suggested items. And lastly … a variety of speculum sizesA wide variety of speculum sizes, and introduction to the exam room including a play by play of how the visit will go. Most people never get this and the office staff never ask if it’s their first exam and most people wouldn’t disclose fear or stress if they have it.— Móniquita (@mvasquez_owner) December 5, 2021 The general Twitter consensus: and while you're at it, warm them up too. Dr. Stewart’s tweet did receive constructive criticism asking for more inclusionI would not just ask women. I'm not a woman and GYN care is essential to my health.Physical space is important, but invest in comprehensive training for your staff to ensure the safety of BIPOC, queer, disabled, and other marginalized patients. This is essential.— hannah starflower ♿️ (@HannahntheWolf) December 5, 2021 Dr. Stewart welcomed the insight, sending a follow-up tweet that read:“Folks have [correctly] pointed out that I [incorrectly] said “women” when what I should have said was “folks who may need gynecologic care.” I named the practice with this in mind @midwestpelvis, but I find that I still have a lot of internalized/implicit bias.”This viral thread might have started a trend. Soon after another medical practitioner tweeted:“Love urogynecologist Dr. Stewart asking for input on ideal office design and wanted to ask the oncology community something similar: given that no one wants to come to a cancer doctor…what makes the experience MOST comfortable?”Though Dr. Stewart describes his philosophy online as “I want you to leave every appointment feeling as though you’ve learned more about yourself,” it’s lovely to see that he is equally invested in learning about his patients as well. This article originally appeared on 12.11.21